Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 9Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 170
... human powers And gave him graceful posture . [ II . i . 218-21 ] This splendid equilibrium does not last : both the tribunes ' lust for power and Volumnia's ambition for her son help to destroy it . Acting quite independently of one ...
... human powers And gave him graceful posture . [ II . i . 218-21 ] This splendid equilibrium does not last : both the tribunes ' lust for power and Volumnia's ambition for her son help to destroy it . Acting quite independently of one ...
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... human impulses that still survive in him , and his eventual failure to do so not only saves his humanity ( even as ... human , the other compassionate and comforting in its recognition of human frailty standing in need of charity . And ...
... human impulses that still survive in him , and his eventual failure to do so not only saves his humanity ( even as ... human , the other compassionate and comforting in its recognition of human frailty standing in need of charity . And ...
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... human tragedy a comedy . And as spectators we are in danger of becoming as distant from human concerns as the gods : for Coriolanus's isolation infects the whole play and ultimately infects us . There are very few moments of re ...
... human tragedy a comedy . And as spectators we are in danger of becoming as distant from human concerns as the gods : for Coriolanus's isolation infects the whole play and ultimately infects us . There are very few moments of re ...
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King John | 204 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 310 |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | 439 |
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