Shakespearean CriticismMichael Magoulias Presents 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 191
... character as indications that the character is unsatisfactory . Most major and many minor characters are hotly disputed , and puzzlement about a character's actions and motivations may indicate com- plexity , as is true for Hamlet . For ...
... character as indications that the character is unsatisfactory . Most major and many minor characters are hotly disputed , and puzzlement about a character's actions and motivations may indicate com- plexity , as is true for Hamlet . For ...
Page 395
... character tries to hold the kind of values the dramatic action negates . The Phoenissae presents two such characters : Jocasta herself and Menoe- ceus , Creon's young son . Jocasta kills herself in despair over her sons ' bodies ...
... character tries to hold the kind of values the dramatic action negates . The Phoenissae presents two such characters : Jocasta herself and Menoe- ceus , Creon's young son . Jocasta kills herself in despair over her sons ' bodies ...
Page 410
... character 21:99 , 112 , 177 , 194 as a negative character 1 : 86 , 92 , 111 , 171 , 218 ; 21 : 386 ; 25 : 209 reaction to his father's death 22 : 339 reaction to Gertrude's marriage 1:74 , 120 , 154 , 179 ; 16 : 259 ; 21 : 371 ; 22 ...
... character 21:99 , 112 , 177 , 194 as a negative character 1 : 86 , 92 , 111 , 171 , 218 ; 21 : 386 ; 25 : 209 reaction to his father's death 22 : 339 reaction to Gertrude's marriage 1:74 , 120 , 154 , 179 ; 16 : 259 ; 21 : 371 ; 22 ...
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Shakespeare and Classical Civilization | 1 |
Antony and Cleopatra | 81 |
Timon of Athens | 154 |
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