Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 26Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 42
... Helena's nature are everywhere praised ; Chambers thinks " the issue of the thing is not Helena's triumph but Helena's degradation " ; but it is difficult to see why , if Shakespeare believed this , he did not more explicitly state it ...
... Helena's nature are everywhere praised ; Chambers thinks " the issue of the thing is not Helena's triumph but Helena's degradation " ; but it is difficult to see why , if Shakespeare believed this , he did not more explicitly state it ...
Page 121
... Helena and Bertram can be seen as cynically amusing or on the edge of tragedy , and today's actors and directors are legitimately searching out those points of dramatic power and interest with which they can reach their audience . Yet ...
... Helena and Bertram can be seen as cynically amusing or on the edge of tragedy , and today's actors and directors are legitimately searching out those points of dramatic power and interest with which they can reach their audience . Yet ...
Page 133
... Helena's expression of concern is eloquent enough , but what we know of Bertram's eagerness for ad- venture makes the reasoning of the soliloquy seem doubt- ful , though perhaps consistent with some of Helena's imaginative views of her ...
... Helena's expression of concern is eloquent enough , but what we know of Bertram's eagerness for ad- venture makes the reasoning of the soliloquy seem doubt- ful , though perhaps consistent with some of Helena's imaginative views of her ...
Contents
Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
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