Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 13Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 297
... Hamlet under- stands much more ; and after the performance of " The Mousetrap " he can no longer even claim that the ghost ex- horting him to action might be a demonic one . Hamlet is in every respect the archetype of the modern ...
... Hamlet under- stands much more ; and after the performance of " The Mousetrap " he can no longer even claim that the ghost ex- horting him to action might be a demonic one . Hamlet is in every respect the archetype of the modern ...
Page 300
... Hamlet's despair is his sense that resolution is man's more natural state and that its subjuga- tion by an overweening conscience is a form of sickness . These sentiments are emblematic of modern heroes who seem time and again to ...
... Hamlet's despair is his sense that resolution is man's more natural state and that its subjuga- tion by an overweening conscience is a form of sickness . These sentiments are emblematic of modern heroes who seem time and again to ...
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... HAMLET VS. CLAUDIUS ( HAMLET , 3. 2. 218-3 . 3. 98 ) HAMLET . ( to Gertrude ) Madam , how like you this play ? QUEEN GERTRUDE . The lady protests too much , me- thinks . HAMLET . O , but she'll keep her word . KING CLAUDIUS . Have you ...
... HAMLET VS. CLAUDIUS ( HAMLET , 3. 2. 218-3 . 3. 98 ) HAMLET . ( to Gertrude ) Madam , how like you this play ? QUEEN GERTRUDE . The lady protests too much , me- thinks . HAMLET . O , but she'll keep her word . KING CLAUDIUS . Have you ...
Contents
Camille Wells Slights The Raw and the Cooked in The Taming of the Shrew | 11 |
A Reading of The Two Gentlemen | 18 |
Festive Theory | 36 |
Copyright | |
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