Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 69Gale Research Company, 1984 - 428 pages This detailed series provides comprehensive coverage of critical interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare. Volumes one through ten present critical overviews of each play and feature criticism from the 17th century to the present. Beginning with Vol. 60, the series replaced its annual compilation of essays representing the year's most noteworthy Shakespearean scholarship with topic entries, comprised of essays that analyze various topics or themes found Shakespeare's works. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text. Each volume includes a cumulative character index, a topic index and a topic index arranged by play title. The plays, theme or focus of this volume include: As you like it, Henry IV, parts 1 & 2, incest, and Macbeth. - Publisher. |
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Page 152
... speech of peace that bears such grace , / Into the harsh and boisterous tongue of war " ( 4.1.48 ) ; the king's apocalyptic deathbed vision ( 4.5 ) . To some extent even Falstaff , gone slack in dissociation from Hal , grows fat in speech ...
... speech of peace that bears such grace , / Into the harsh and boisterous tongue of war " ( 4.1.48 ) ; the king's apocalyptic deathbed vision ( 4.5 ) . To some extent even Falstaff , gone slack in dissociation from Hal , grows fat in speech ...
Page 157
... speech to complete itself . Only then does Hal forgive the Justice , as if the speech itself had worked his change of heart . In the Justice's speech he allows the memory of the past to " be washed in Lethe , and forgotten " ( 1. 72 ) ...
... speech to complete itself . Only then does Hal forgive the Justice , as if the speech itself had worked his change of heart . In the Justice's speech he allows the memory of the past to " be washed in Lethe , and forgotten " ( 1. 72 ) ...
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... speech is allowed a primarily metaphoric force , then its extraordinary language tends to divide its reference ( never , of course , precisely ) between a relatively simple level corresponding to her consciousness , and a far more ...
... speech is allowed a primarily metaphoric force , then its extraordinary language tends to divide its reference ( never , of course , precisely ) between a relatively simple level corresponding to her consciousness , and a far more ...
Contents
As You Like | 1 |
Character Studies | 21 |
Production Reviews | 43 |
Copyright | |
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