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 370
... plot and action are important . But for modern critics , this quality , far from eliciting praise , has demoted the play to farce or evoked the epithet " non - Shakespearean . " F. T. Bowers sees the emphasis on plot and the use of type ...
... plot and action are important . But for modern critics , this quality , far from eliciting praise , has demoted the play to farce or evoked the epithet " non - Shakespearean . " F. T. Bowers sees the emphasis on plot and the use of type ...
Page 371
... plot . Falstaff is deceived by Ford but still gains a kind of superiority over him as he relates his " adventures " with his wife . The wives deceive Falstaff but are genuinely surprised at the actual arrival of Ford at the assignation ...
... plot . Falstaff is deceived by Ford but still gains a kind of superiority over him as he relates his " adventures " with his wife . The wives deceive Falstaff but are genuinely surprised at the actual arrival of Ford at the assignation ...
Page 383
... plot , " which generally means at this time both " plan " or " scheme " and , more specifically , the action of a play . Mistress Page promises her friend " I will lay a plot to try that , and we will yet have more tricks with Falstaff ...
... plot , " which generally means at this time both " plan " or " scheme " and , more specifically , the action of a play . Mistress Page promises her friend " I will lay a plot to try that , and we will yet have more tricks with Falstaff ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Merry Wives of Windsor | 328 |
Romeo and Juliet | 409 |
Copyright | |
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