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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Page 108
... weakness of such government , internal conflict ; he warns his fellow triumvirs : " When we debate Our trivial dif- ference loud , we do commit Murder in healing wounds " [ II . ii . 20-2 ] . The disastrous effect of oligarchic ...
... weakness of such government , internal conflict ; he warns his fellow triumvirs : " When we debate Our trivial dif- ference loud , we do commit Murder in healing wounds " [ II . ii . 20-2 ] . The disastrous effect of oligarchic ...
Page 279
... weakness nourished crime , " but though Shakespeare's hero seems detest- able enough at first , he soon becomes more lovable and sympa- thetic . A possible explanation for this , Harris proposes , is that Shakespeare recognized himself ...
... weakness nourished crime , " but though Shakespeare's hero seems detest- able enough at first , he soon becomes more lovable and sympa- thetic . A possible explanation for this , Harris proposes , is that Shakespeare recognized himself ...
Page 305
... weakness overcome by circumstance . His fall ... presents a general so- cial problem rather than a moral tragic dilemma . Indeed , as mere man , shorn of his regal commitments , Richard might have dallied on with life much longer until ...
... weakness overcome by circumstance . His fall ... presents a general so- cial problem rather than a moral tragic dilemma . Indeed , as mere man , shorn of his regal commitments , Richard might have dallied on with life much longer until ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Richard II | 241 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 429 |
Copyright | |
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