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 174
... seems to do so ) the larger virtues each possesses ; yet even before we experience Posthumus ' later weakness on his ban- ishment to Italy — even ( for that matter ) before we meet either Imogen or Posthumus - the sense we have of the ...
... seems to do so ) the larger virtues each possesses ; yet even before we experience Posthumus ' later weakness on his ban- ishment to Italy — even ( for that matter ) before we meet either Imogen or Posthumus - the sense we have of the ...
Page 258
... seems to have been a supreme effort of this submerged Shylock to come to the surface . If so , here is the supreme irony of this ironical play . If so , for a moment at least , the Jew was the Christian . The symbolism confirms the ...
... seems to have been a supreme effort of this submerged Shylock to come to the surface . If so , here is the supreme irony of this ironical play . If so , for a moment at least , the Jew was the Christian . The symbolism confirms the ...
Page 325
... seems to have taken his damnation for granted . ( pp . 263-64 ) Shylock , superficially at least , seems similarly lacking in pa- ternal love ; no thought of his daughter's elopement is ever unaccompanied by somber thoughts about the ...
... seems to have taken his damnation for granted . ( pp . 263-64 ) Shylock , superficially at least , seems similarly lacking in pa- ternal love ; no thought of his daughter's elopement is ever unaccompanied by somber thoughts about 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