Shakespearean CriticismPresents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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Page 230
... Hero during the second - act revel at Leonato's house . Pedro asks Hero whether she will " walk about with your friend " ( 2.1.75 ) , and after a few jests about his appear- ance , " They step aside , " in the modification of Han- mer's ...
... Hero during the second - act revel at Leonato's house . Pedro asks Hero whether she will " walk about with your friend " ( 2.1.75 ) , and after a few jests about his appear- ance , " They step aside , " in the modification of Han- mer's ...
Page 277
... Hero , one begins to sense , is little more than an object to be addressed and dressed . ( S ) he is not on stage for the next scene . IV . i is the crucial church scene , in which Hero is on stage and at the centre of attention for the ...
... Hero , one begins to sense , is little more than an object to be addressed and dressed . ( S ) he is not on stage for the next scene . IV . i is the crucial church scene , in which Hero is on stage and at the centre of attention for the ...
Page 279
... Hero's name is dragged through the mud . The way that Don John harps on her name is suggestive - Leonato's Hero , your Hero , every man's Hero ' , for it was a name that to Shakespeare's audience was synonymous with fidelity and loyalty ...
... Hero's name is dragged through the mud . The way that Don John harps on her name is suggestive - Leonato's Hero , your Hero , every man's Hero ' , for it was a name that to Shakespeare's audience was synonymous with fidelity and loyalty ...
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King John | 1 |
Character Studies | 14 |
Production Reviews | 40 |
Copyright | |
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