Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 5Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 376
... Ford was mad to have , and the purgation of Falstaff becomes symbolic of Ford's comic regeneration . In the last scene , Ford emerges with a clear vision , helping to reconcile the Pages to their new son - in - law . He no longer has ...
... Ford was mad to have , and the purgation of Falstaff becomes symbolic of Ford's comic regeneration . In the last scene , Ford emerges with a clear vision , helping to reconcile the Pages to their new son - in - law . He no longer has ...
Page 381
... Ford " hath an abstract for the remembrance of such places and goes to them by his note " [ IV . ii . 62-3 ] . Of course : where else does one go in a dream ? This also suggests that Ford knows these places by book or rote rather than ...
... Ford " hath an abstract for the remembrance of such places and goes to them by his note " [ IV . ii . 62-3 ] . Of course : where else does one go in a dream ? This also suggests that Ford knows these places by book or rote rather than ...
Page 383
... Ford's and Quickly's delusions depend on an a priori expectation he who looks for dirt will surely find it — and on a suspension of disbelief so total that they are both , as Evans says of Ford , " lunatics . . . mad as a mad dog " [ IV ...
... Ford's and Quickly's delusions depend on an a priori expectation he who looks for dirt will surely find it — and on a suspension of disbelief so total that they are both , as Evans says of Ford , " lunatics . . . mad as a mad dog " [ IV ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | 328 |
Romeo and Juliet | 409 |
Copyright | |
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