Shakespearean CriticismPresents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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Page 96
... woman doth most mistake in her gifts to women " ( 33-35 ) .1o Unlike a comparison of particular individuals , like Duke Frederick and Duke Senior , Rosalind speaks of women as a class being unjustly treated by fortune . She cannot mean ...
... woman doth most mistake in her gifts to women " ( 33-35 ) .1o Unlike a comparison of particular individuals , like Duke Frederick and Duke Senior , Rosalind speaks of women as a class being unjustly treated by fortune . She cannot mean ...
Page 354
... woman , who is ' everie waies his match ' . The treatise soon turns to the match it most prizes , that of marriage , but here the equality of women stressed by the treatise becomes a threat . The best companion to a wise man is a witty ...
... woman , who is ' everie waies his match ' . The treatise soon turns to the match it most prizes , that of marriage , but here the equality of women stressed by the treatise becomes a threat . The best companion to a wise man is a witty ...
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... women's decision - making— Olivia fails to conform to the properly acceptable behavior for a woman . Behavior is ultimately more important for society than appearance : the debate on women's dress withers be- fore that larger issue of ...
... women's decision - making— Olivia fails to conform to the properly acceptable behavior for a woman . Behavior is ultimately more important for society than appearance : the debate on women's dress withers be- fore that larger issue of ...
Contents
Shakespeares Clowns and Fools | 1 |
As You Like | 87 |
King Lear | 176 |
Copyright | |
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