Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 6Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... Octavius against the new rival ; he rouses himself to break Cleopatra's chains , that he may not be quite lost in the delirium of love . . . . Antony arms himself against Cleopatra's attacks and her artifices ; he calmly explains his ...
... Octavius against the new rival ; he rouses himself to break Cleopatra's chains , that he may not be quite lost in the delirium of love . . . . Antony arms himself against Cleopatra's attacks and her artifices ; he calmly explains his ...
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... Octavius and renewing his credentials in the Roman world , he has forfeited his only possible argument : that to him Egypt and Cleopatra represent indispensable human values . What Octavius has called his " lascivious wassails " Antony ...
... Octavius and renewing his credentials in the Roman world , he has forfeited his only possible argument : that to him Egypt and Cleopatra represent indispensable human values . What Octavius has called his " lascivious wassails " Antony ...
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... Octavius to single combat in the knowledge that he is the better swords- man [ III . vii . 30 ] , it is only appropriate that he accept Octavius ' dare and risk a fight at sea where he has reason to think his opponent the better naval ...
... Octavius to single combat in the knowledge that he is the better swords- man [ III . vii . 30 ] , it is only appropriate that he accept Octavius ' dare and risk a fight at sea where he has reason to think his opponent the better naval ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
Copyright | |
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