Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 7Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 272
... concern of the play itself , but merely a concern of some of the play's characters . Its central character is Brutus , in whom the moral issue is fought out , and whose tragedy seems to me very much of the Shakespearean kind . It is on ...
... concern of the play itself , but merely a concern of some of the play's characters . Its central character is Brutus , in whom the moral issue is fought out , and whose tragedy seems to me very much of the Shakespearean kind . It is on ...
Page 471
... concerned with ideals of love in a society whose members are involved subtly with each other , who hide and pretend , are familiar with ideals and imperfections , who feel momentary regrets for a lost innocence or take momentary comfort ...
... concerned with ideals of love in a society whose members are involved subtly with each other , who hide and pretend , are familiar with ideals and imperfections , who feel momentary regrets for a lost innocence or take momentary comfort ...
Page 476
... concerns , its deeper significance , the function of the parallels is far from obvious . Though The Winter's Tale is full of dramatic irony— as is not unexpected in a play concerned so largely with human blindness and ignorance the ...
... concerns , its deeper significance , the function of the parallels is far from obvious . Though The Winter's Tale is full of dramatic irony— as is not unexpected in a play concerned so largely with human blindness and ignorance the ...
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