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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... never saw any- thing in the theater to compare with his Shylock's return home over the bridge to his deserted house after Jessica's flight . ( pp . 201-04 ) Ellen Terry , " Work at the Lyceum , " in her The Story of My Life ...
... never saw any- thing in the theater to compare with his Shylock's return home over the bridge to his deserted house after Jessica's flight . ( pp . 201-04 ) Ellen Terry , " Work at the Lyceum , " in her The Story of My Life ...
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... never to insist upon , the splendour of Venice . The eye was fully satisfied , but never wearied or distracted . The hearing , also , was happily ministered to , for as part of Portia's household there was an excellent choir which sang ...
... never to insist upon , the splendour of Venice . The eye was fully satisfied , but never wearied or distracted . The hearing , also , was happily ministered to , for as part of Portia's household there was an excellent choir which sang ...
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... never heard a Bottom say less plausibly : " If I tell you , I am no true Athenian " [ IV . ii . 30-1 ] . He was never a true Athenian : merely there on a visit . We might say the same of his friends , the hard - handed men . Whenever I ...
... never heard a Bottom say less plausibly : " If I tell you , I am no true Athenian " [ IV . ii . 30-1 ] . He was never a true Athenian : merely there on a visit . We might say the same of his friends , the hard - handed men . Whenever I ...
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A Midsummer Nights Dream | 141 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 306 |
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