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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... revenge . In The Spanish Tragedy the revenger was delayed by lack of knowl- edge as to the identity of his opponents , and when that igno- rance was resolved had made a thwarted attempt to secure revenge . Foiled in that , and hampered ...
... revenge . In The Spanish Tragedy the revenger was delayed by lack of knowl- edge as to the identity of his opponents , and when that igno- rance was resolved had made a thwarted attempt to secure revenge . Foiled in that , and hampered ...
Page 681
... revenge - in particular of the form which we today call the unrestricted vendetta . Blood revenge functions in the interests of families , clans , and similar social units , the security of which it helps to ensure . Ordinarily , blood ...
... revenge - in particular of the form which we today call the unrestricted vendetta . Blood revenge functions in the interests of families , clans , and similar social units , the security of which it helps to ensure . Ordinarily , blood ...
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... revenge is a horrifying response to a horrifying series of events . On the personal level , it is the act of an overwrought man " wrung with wrongs more than our backs can bear " [ IV . iii . 49 ] . On the social level , it is the sort ...
... revenge is a horrifying response to a horrifying series of events . On the personal level , it is the act of an overwrought man " wrung with wrongs more than our backs can bear " [ IV . iii . 49 ] . On the social level , it is the sort ...
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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