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In Shakespeare's playtext , ordering the social and political aspects of the state becomes linked to the reawakening of the King's sexual powers , thus foregrounding Helena's ability to restore a dying world to life .
In Shakespeare's playtext , ordering the social and political aspects of the state becomes linked to the reawakening of the King's sexual powers , thus foregrounding Helena's ability to restore a dying world to life .
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Helena / Lavatch ; Helena / Maudlin ( a “ shadowed ” doubling prompting Bertram's avowal of Helena's worth ) ; Helena's double cures of the King and Bertram ; the doubled rings ; doubled “ deaths " ; Bertram's double " winning .
Helena / Lavatch ; Helena / Maudlin ( a “ shadowed ” doubling prompting Bertram's avowal of Helena's worth ) ; Helena's double cures of the King and Bertram ; the doubled rings ; doubled “ deaths " ; Bertram's double " winning .
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Bertram refuses to let Helena function as gaze for him . He breaks the stage picture of the happy affianced couple that Helena , in collusion with the King , has created . Indeed , if Bertram takes his protest to a King enthroned ...
Bertram refuses to let Helena function as gaze for him . He breaks the stage picture of the happy affianced couple that Helena , in collusion with the King , has created . Indeed , if Bertram takes his protest to a King enthroned ...
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 63 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Gale Research Company |
| Contributor | Gale Research Company |
| Publisher | Gale Research Company, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0787652385, 9780787652388 |
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