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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... presents an action to which we must respond as to a golden ideal , and also as to a human action . We have already ... present a theoretical ideal of love's adventurer , but a human being , fearful and eager , inspired and embarrassed ...
... presents an action to which we must respond as to a golden ideal , and also as to a human action . We have already ... present a theoretical ideal of love's adventurer , but a human being , fearful and eager , inspired and embarrassed ...
Page 451
... present and future , which impels him to it . Then come Iago's entrance , the wounding of him , and the wrenching of the sword away . Still the motive of suicide is uttered again , though darkly , I'd have thee live ; For , in my sense ...
... present and future , which impels him to it . Then come Iago's entrance , the wounding of him , and the wrenching of the sword away . Still the motive of suicide is uttered again , though darkly , I'd have thee live ; For , in my sense ...
Page 537
... present , he says that he wants no more of lago's singing , and announces ( portentous non sequitur ) that " there be souls must be saved , and there be souls must not be saved " [ II . iii . 103-04 ] . He for one , " no offence to the ...
... present , he says that he wants no more of lago's singing , and announces ( portentous non sequitur ) that " there be souls must be saved , and there be souls must not be saved " [ II . iii . 103-04 ] . He for one , " no offence to the ...
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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