Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 63Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... seems to be mesmerizing the King . " The scene certainly seems to work on these terms in the theater . We are being lifted out of ordinary reality , and the rhyme , by making the speeches stylized , contributes powerfully to this effect ...
... seems to be mesmerizing the King . " The scene certainly seems to work on these terms in the theater . We are being lifted out of ordinary reality , and the rhyme , by making the speeches stylized , contributes powerfully to this effect ...
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... seems disturbed by what she has done ; she recognizes that the law provides an external sanction for her marriage , but that until the internal sanction - the consent of her husband - is pro- vided , she is no better than a thief if she ...
... seems disturbed by what she has done ; she recognizes that the law provides an external sanction for her marriage , but that until the internal sanction - the consent of her husband - is pro- vided , she is no better than a thief if she ...
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... seems to demystify an Antony who has himself been the agent of Brutus's demystifica- tion . Antony's image as agent of justified chaos is bal- anced against an image of Antony as self - seeking gangster / terrorist . As the ...
... seems to demystify an Antony who has himself been the agent of Brutus's demystifica- tion . Antony's image as agent of justified chaos is bal- anced against an image of Antony as self - seeking gangster / terrorist . As the ...
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