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 121
... seen in this century , her role is far from defined . In the eighteenth century , Helena was played and seen as virtuous and long - suffering . In his Dramatic Miscellanies of 1783 , Thomas Davies found that ' the passion of this sweet ...
... seen in this century , her role is far from defined . In the eighteenth century , Helena was played and seen as virtuous and long - suffering . In his Dramatic Miscellanies of 1783 , Thomas Davies found that ' the passion of this sweet ...
Page 246
... seen as a pompous bore but as a tight - lipped effeminate Shylock with an inferiority com- plex . The Merchant of Venice presented in this light would be a revaluation . The clowns have the riotous merriment knocked out of them . They ...
... seen as a pompous bore but as a tight - lipped effeminate Shylock with an inferiority com- plex . The Merchant of Venice presented in this light would be a revaluation . The clowns have the riotous merriment knocked out of them . They ...
Page 265
... seen ; but I can remember no pro- duction that held all the comedy's elements in such har- mony . " For many critics , the focal point of the produc- tion was Emrys James's Feste , which Simon Gray de- clared " a theatrical triumph ...
... seen ; but I can remember no pro- duction that held all the comedy's elements in such har- mony . " For many critics , the focal point of the produc- tion was Emrys James's Feste , which Simon Gray de- clared " a theatrical triumph ...
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Alls Well That Ends Well | 1 |
The Comedy of Errors | 135 |
Twelfth Night | 196 |
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