Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 4Laurie Lanzen Harris Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... never been . Her love is infinite " beyond beyond . " Hers is not a nature to do things by halves . She has forgotten as well as forgiven . But can Posthumus forgive himself ? No ! I believe , never . The more angel she proves herself ...
... never been . Her love is infinite " beyond beyond . " Hers is not a nature to do things by halves . She has forgotten as well as forgiven . But can Posthumus forgive himself ? No ! I believe , never . The more angel she proves herself ...
Page 323
... never explained and never resolved . Be- cause it precedes the bond , it cannot be removed by Shylock's defeat . In fact , it seems intensified at the end of the play , where Antonio participates only perfunctorily in the festivity of ...
... never explained and never resolved . Be- cause it precedes the bond , it cannot be removed by Shylock's defeat . In fact , it seems intensified at the end of the play , where Antonio participates only perfunctorily in the festivity of ...
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... never enjoyed , like Richard [ in Richard III ] , occasional explosions of the reality within him . In fact so prodigious does his self - control appear that a reader might be excused for feeling a doubt of its possibility . But there ...
... never enjoyed , like Richard [ in Richard III ] , occasional explosions of the reality within him . In fact so prodigious does his self - control appear that a reader might be excused for feeling a doubt of its possibility . But there ...
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action Additional Bibliography Anna Brownell Jameson Antonio appears argues Arviragus audience August Wilhelm Schlegel Bassanio beauty Belarius Belmont bond Britain casket character Christian Cloten comedy comic conflict contends contrast conventions court critics Cymbe Cymbeline Cymbeline's daughter death Desdemona disguise dramatic dream E. K. Chambers Elizabethan emotional essay date excerpt father feeling final give Granville-Barker Gratiano Guiderius Harley Granville-Barker harmony hath Hermann Ulrici human husband Iachimo ideal imagery Imogen irony Jessica Jupiter justice King Lorenzo lovers means Merchant of Venice mercy moral nature Nerissa Othello passion Pisanio play's plot poet Portia Posthumus Posthumus's pound of flesh Queen repentance revenge ring romance sadness seems sense sexual Shake Shakespeare Shylock significance soliloquy soul speare's speech spirit story suggests symbolic thee theme thing thou tragedy tragic trial scene true truth Venetian villain virtue vision wager wife William Hazlitt Winter's Tale words