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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... force and against his own will that his eyes are opened , just as it is only by force and against his own will that he is led to see the true virtue and love in Helena's character . Helena , although she has as yet seen nothing of the ...
... force and against his own will that his eyes are opened , just as it is only by force and against his own will that he is led to see the true virtue and love in Helena's character . Helena , although she has as yet seen nothing of the ...
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... force which is working through them , and this awareness allows us at once to submit to the multiple paradoxes of the play and to stand above them , perceiving the pattern which they compose . ... [ Tragicomedy ] convention- ally ...
... force which is working through them , and this awareness allows us at once to submit to the multiple paradoxes of the play and to stand above them , perceiving the pattern which they compose . ... [ Tragicomedy ] convention- ally ...
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... force in Brutus's character is obvious : it is rather its softer side that some readers find difficulty in seeing . But this dif- ficulty is in reality a testimony to Shakespeare's skill , for Brutus is a Stoic , and what gentleness we ...
... force in Brutus's character is obvious : it is rather its softer side that some readers find difficulty in seeing . But this dif- ficulty is in reality a testimony to Shakespeare's skill , for Brutus is a Stoic , and what gentleness we ...
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