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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... virtues : Brutus for the purity of his intentions , Cicero for the prudence of his judgment . " According to Brutus ' conception of virtue , since virtue is voluntary , an action possesses no moral significance except insofar as it is ...
... virtues : Brutus for the purity of his intentions , Cicero for the prudence of his judgment . " According to Brutus ' conception of virtue , since virtue is voluntary , an action possesses no moral significance except insofar as it is ...
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... virtue or virtuous motive rather than virtue's noblest ef- fect ; and , again like " honesty , " it has the sense rather of abstaining from wrongdoing than of actually conferring benefits . Characteristically , Brutus believes that , if ...
... virtue or virtuous motive rather than virtue's noblest ef- fect ; and , again like " honesty , " it has the sense rather of abstaining from wrongdoing than of actually conferring benefits . Characteristically , Brutus believes that , if ...
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... virtue . Roman virtue created . problems for Shakespeare's Roman hero not so much because political virtue and politics generally are danger- ous but because they revealed particular weaknesses that Rome could not overcome . And Roman ...
... virtue . Roman virtue created . problems for Shakespeare's Roman hero not so much because political virtue and politics generally are danger- ous but because they revealed particular weaknesses that Rome could not overcome . And Roman ...
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