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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... sense of King Lear , or Othello , or Macbeth . Rather than being resolved , the conflict between Egypt and Rome ceases to exist , and the hard “ visible shapes " of Rome are dissolved into an ecstatic , poetic reality . The themes of ...
... sense of King Lear , or Othello , or Macbeth . Rather than being resolved , the conflict between Egypt and Rome ceases to exist , and the hard “ visible shapes " of Rome are dissolved into an ecstatic , poetic reality . The themes of ...
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... sense of af- firmation when she says , “ Husband , I come ” [ V. ii . 287 ] ; we cannot translate the impossible statement of fact into any pos- sible statement of emotion without losing its force . As Cleo- patra's dream of Antony is ...
... sense of af- firmation when she says , “ Husband , I come ” [ V. ii . 287 ] ; we cannot translate the impossible statement of fact into any pos- sible statement of emotion without losing its force . As Cleo- patra's dream of Antony is ...
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... sense the messenger intends , so that in one way her line at the end , " Husband , I come " [ V. ii . 287 ] , flies in the face of common sense . But we have little to do here with common sense , and few would deny that her courage ...
... sense the messenger intends , so that in one way her line at the end , " Husband , I come " [ V. ii . 287 ] , flies in the face of common sense . But we have little to do here with common sense , and few would deny that her courage ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
Copyright | |
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