Shakespearean CriticismMichelle Lee 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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... action in all three plays . A king both strong and good was , in Shakespeare's view , indispensable to the peace of an ordered society ; and Henry was the symbol of that kingship , the objectified embodiment of all the dynastic ...
... action in all three plays . A king both strong and good was , in Shakespeare's view , indispensable to the peace of an ordered society ; and Henry was the symbol of that kingship , the objectified embodiment of all the dynastic ...
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... action in a corrupt state , but our questioning does not usually shake our con- viction that the state must be set right . Despite the foolish irascibility of the old king or the foolish cre- dulity of the Moor , we know who is right in ...
... action in a corrupt state , but our questioning does not usually shake our con- viction that the state must be set right . Despite the foolish irascibility of the old king or the foolish cre- dulity of the Moor , we know who is right in ...
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... action ) from directives as a main focus of drama results in an important shift in action.2 While in Greek tragedies the powerful protagonists bind others to the execution of their will and in so doing bind themselves , in Shakespeare ...
... action ) from directives as a main focus of drama results in an important shift in action.2 While in Greek tragedies the powerful protagonists bind others to the execution of their will and in so doing bind themselves , in Shakespeare ...
Contents
Deception in Shakespeares Plays | 1 |
Antony and Cleopatra | 70 |
Cymbeline | 205 |
Copyright | |
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