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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... John , however , John's illegality is the central dramatic problem of the first act and of much of the second , and is kept before the audi- ence throughout the play . King John opens with a challenge to John's legitimacy and authority ...
... John , however , John's illegality is the central dramatic problem of the first act and of much of the second , and is kept before the audi- ence throughout the play . King John opens with a challenge to John's legitimacy and authority ...
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... John is in fact not responsible for Arthur's death . In fact , John's personal responsibility is of only minimal importance in influencing either Arthur's death or the reactions to it . The Bastard decides to return to John before he ...
... John is in fact not responsible for Arthur's death . In fact , John's personal responsibility is of only minimal importance in influencing either Arthur's death or the reactions to it . The Bastard decides to return to John before he ...
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... John's proud and cruel disposition , " and that " he will always be suspicious and distrustful . . . . He has used menaces . " The Prince of Orange also warned Queen Elizabeth of Don John's desire " to exterminate the reformed religion ...
... John's proud and cruel disposition , " and that " he will always be suspicious and distrustful . . . . He has used menaces . " The Prince of Orange also warned Queen Elizabeth of Don John's desire " to exterminate the reformed religion ...
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King John | 1 |
Character Studies | 14 |
Production Reviews | 40 |
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