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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Page 107
... question of a pagan Jupiter here . Jupiter is the One God , called Jupiter in this play simply because the setting happens to be pre - Christian Britain . Furthermore , he is no deus ex machina : he does not intervene , he changes ...
... question of a pagan Jupiter here . Jupiter is the One God , called Jupiter in this play simply because the setting happens to be pre - Christian Britain . Furthermore , he is no deus ex machina : he does not intervene , he changes ...
Page 155
... question the laudatory as- sessment of Posthumus's character presented by the First Gen- tleman in the opening scene of Cymbeline , Siemon argues that the hero must be evaluated in terms of his actions , his speeches , and the reactions ...
... question the laudatory as- sessment of Posthumus's character presented by the First Gen- tleman in the opening scene of Cymbeline , Siemon argues that the hero must be evaluated in terms of his actions , his speeches , and the reactions ...
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... questions as in Titus . The frequency of this stylistic device throws light upon the attitude of the characters to one another . For the rhetorical question is a question which expects no answer and awaits no answer , a question which ...
... questions as in Titus . The frequency of this stylistic device throws light upon the attitude of the characters to one another . For the rhetorical question is a question which expects no answer and awaits no answer , a question which ...
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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