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 245
... figure of Henry V. But if this were all , the composite figure would be shorn of half its subtlety and magnitude . We are aware already in this play that Shakespeare has gone beyond the experience he is primarily describing ; that ...
... figure of Henry V. But if this were all , the composite figure would be shorn of half its subtlety and magnitude . We are aware already in this play that Shakespeare has gone beyond the experience he is primarily describing ; that ...
Page 265
... figures displays in detail a facet of the kingly perfection outlined in the first . The second figure shows Henry's achievement in government of a golden mean between justice and clemency . The third measures the extent to which even ...
... figures displays in detail a facet of the kingly perfection outlined in the first . The second figure shows Henry's achievement in government of a golden mean between justice and clemency . The third measures the extent to which even ...
Page 329
... figure of Sir John Falstaff has dom- inated the criticism of The Merry Wives of Windsor from the early eighteenth century to the present day . Much attention has been devoted to comparing his representation in this play with his ...
... figure of Sir John Falstaff has dom- inated the criticism of The Merry Wives of Windsor from the early eighteenth century to the present day . Much attention has been devoted to comparing his representation in this play with his ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | 328 |
Romeo and Juliet | 409 |
Copyright | |
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