Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 12Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 151
... imagination , than their ancestors . Of all the productions of SHAKESPEARE , the Midsummer Night's Dream , perhaps , is liable to the most opposite judgments , according to the light in which it be viewed , as a dramatic composition ...
... imagination , than their ancestors . Of all the productions of SHAKESPEARE , the Midsummer Night's Dream , perhaps , is liable to the most opposite judgments , according to the light in which it be viewed , as a dramatic composition ...
Page 153
... imagination , every circumstance has an equal chance of being kept in mind , and tells according to the mixed impression of all that has been suggested . But the imagination cannot sufficiently qualify the impressions of the senses ...
... imagination , every circumstance has an equal chance of being kept in mind , and tells according to the mixed impression of all that has been suggested . But the imagination cannot sufficiently qualify the impressions of the senses ...
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... imagination to Puck in the " Dream . " There is nothing precious or affected about this sprite ; he is a creature of boyish delight . All the male parts are well played , especial- ly the King's Chamberlain by Earle Hyman , whose ceremo ...
... imagination to Puck in the " Dream . " There is nothing precious or affected about this sprite ; he is a creature of boyish delight . All the male parts are well played , especial- ly the King's Chamberlain by Earle Hyman , whose ceremo ...
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The Merchant of Venice | 1 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 141 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 306 |
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