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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... queen's passion for An- tony , noting that although it requires repeated stimulation and enhancement , its " depth and energy " extenuate its illicit qual- ity . William Hazlitt described Cleopatra as a masterpiece ; he contended that ...
... queen's passion for An- tony , noting that although it requires repeated stimulation and enhancement , its " depth and energy " extenuate its illicit qual- ity . William Hazlitt described Cleopatra as a masterpiece ; he contended that ...
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... queen as " the most wonderful of Shakespeare's women , " but he also remarked on her cunning , capriciousness ... queen's inex- haustible variety , her compulsion to mesmerize every man who comes into her presence , and , most ...
... queen as " the most wonderful of Shakespeare's women , " but he also remarked on her cunning , capriciousness ... queen's inex- haustible variety , her compulsion to mesmerize every man who comes into her presence , and , most ...
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... Queen is wiser : ' Tis nothing less : conceit is still deriv'd From some forefather grief ; mine is not so , For nothing hath begot my something grief , Or something hath the nothing that I grieve— ' Tis in reversion that I do possess ...
... Queen is wiser : ' Tis nothing less : conceit is still deriv'd From some forefather grief ; mine is not so , For nothing hath begot my something grief , Or something hath the nothing that I grieve— ' Tis in reversion that I do possess ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
Copyright | |
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