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This was a minority view , however , and Eric Keown spoke for the majority when he said in Punch . . . we gain a sort of surface plausibility ; and laughter is the kindest anaesthetic against the increasing outrage of the plot ' .
This was a minority view , however , and Eric Keown spoke for the majority when he said in Punch . . . we gain a sort of surface plausibility ; and laughter is the kindest anaesthetic against the increasing outrage of the plot ' .
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plot may have been responsible , for Garrick made changes in his adaptation before the second performance . The omission of the Duke of Florence , with perhaps other modifications , lessened the importance of the major plot .
plot may have been responsible , for Garrick made changes in his adaptation before the second performance . The omission of the Duke of Florence , with perhaps other modifications , lessened the importance of the major plot .
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The Critic felt the plot to be so offensive that the play could never meet with success . Bell's Weekly Messenger [ ( 4 September 1852 ) ] expressed a similar belief , ' But no amount of cutting or transposition can eradicate the main ...
The Critic felt the plot to be so offensive that the play could never meet with success . Bell's Weekly Messenger [ ( 4 September 1852 ) ] expressed a similar belief , ' But no amount of cutting or transposition can eradicate the main ...
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Contents
Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
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| Title | Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 26 Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Laurie Lanzen Harris |
| Publisher | Gale Research Company, 1984 |
| ISBN | 0810389460, 9780810389465 |
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