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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... social life offered by Shakespeare's come- dies . Shakespeare as well as Jonson was an acute observer of contemporary social situations and manners , and his comedies too are evidence of an increased awareness at the end of the ...
... social life offered by Shakespeare's come- dies . Shakespeare as well as Jonson was an acute observer of contemporary social situations and manners , and his comedies too are evidence of an increased awareness at the end of the ...
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... social conventions rather than be mastered by them . In Act III he defies social con- vention by deliberately arriving late for their wedding . In Act IV when he makes the return to Baptista's house con- tingent on his version of time ...
... social conventions rather than be mastered by them . In Act III he defies social con- vention by deliberately arriving late for their wedding . In Act IV when he makes the return to Baptista's house con- tingent on his version of time ...
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... social being that could help her to control social cus- toms . She has absorbed the assumptions that the admira- tion and deference of others guarantee social acceptance and that becoming a wife is the only desirable goal for a woman ...
... social being that could help her to control social cus- toms . She has absorbed the assumptions that the admira- tion and deference of others guarantee social acceptance and that becoming a wife is the only desirable goal for a woman ...
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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