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 238
... MARIA For Maria , who tries to keep Toby on the rails , we may say that , apart from being Olivia's gentlewoman , she is the brains behind Toby . We imagine her as a high - spirited and neat person . She has come to be a little mother ...
... MARIA For Maria , who tries to keep Toby on the rails , we may say that , apart from being Olivia's gentlewoman , she is the brains behind Toby . We imagine her as a high - spirited and neat person . She has come to be a little mother ...
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... Maria . Who is Maria ? There's a question about her social position that is functionally puzzling . She is some kind of compan- ion . A younger daughter of local gentry ? Is she in Olivia's household to get married , or because she has ...
... Maria . Who is Maria ? There's a question about her social position that is functionally puzzling . She is some kind of compan- ion . A younger daughter of local gentry ? Is she in Olivia's household to get married , or because she has ...
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... Maria . Maria need not be seen and played as the bouncy , vital soubrette of stage history . Her pattern is one of social re- sentment , a willingness to stir up trouble for others ( while usually exiting rapidly from the scene of the ...
... Maria . Maria need not be seen and played as the bouncy , vital soubrette of stage history . Her pattern is one of social re- sentment , a willingness to stir up trouble for others ( while usually exiting rapidly from the scene of the ...
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Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
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