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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... ring .. [ III . ii . 166-71 ] Bassanio is told never to part with the ring , and in his confused joy , he can only swear that he will keep it for life . The story of Portia and Bassanio is by no means complete at this point ; love is ...
... ring .. [ III . ii . 166-71 ] Bassanio is told never to part with the ring , and in his confused joy , he can only swear that he will keep it for life . The story of Portia and Bassanio is by no means complete at this point ; love is ...
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... ring involves : " Let his [ Balthazar's ] deservings and my love withal / Be valued ' gainst your wive's commandment ... ring " five times by him and five times by her , as well as the rhythms of their echoing chal- lenges " If you did ...
... ring involves : " Let his [ Balthazar's ] deservings and my love withal / Be valued ' gainst your wive's commandment ... ring " five times by him and five times by her , as well as the rhythms of their echoing chal- lenges " If you did ...
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... ring would emerge as a sexual rival to the husband . The events of the fifth act bear this prediction out : Portia browbeats Bassanio , and the doctor of laws " cuckolds " him . In a very abstract way , Portia's request of the ring from ...
... ring would emerge as a sexual rival to the husband . The events of the fifth act bear this prediction out : Portia browbeats Bassanio , and the doctor of laws " cuckolds " him . In a very abstract way , Portia's request of the ring from ...
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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