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 101
... reason for Bertram's refusal to " bed " her is clearly not to be dis- covered in Helena . Whatever its source , nothing could be more inimical to the spirit of romantic comedy than this refusal of sexual love . That the ostensible hero ...
... reason for Bertram's refusal to " bed " her is clearly not to be dis- covered in Helena . Whatever its source , nothing could be more inimical to the spirit of romantic comedy than this refusal of sexual love . That the ostensible hero ...
Page 343
... reason for judgment ' ' ; when passion supplants reason , the result is delusion , poor judg- ment , and evil or irrational conduct . The critic discovers a re- current series of misconstructions in Julius Caesar related to these ...
... reason for judgment ' ' ; when passion supplants reason , the result is delusion , poor judg- ment , and evil or irrational conduct . The critic discovers a re- current series of misconstructions in Julius Caesar related to these ...
Page 344
... reason , [ II . i . 19-21 ] since " Brutus , quite unlike Caesar , is a man whose affections sway more than his reason , in whom there is this tragic con- federacy of passion and imagination against reason " . But nei- ther critic ...
... reason , [ II . i . 19-21 ] since " Brutus , quite unlike Caesar , is a man whose affections sway more than his reason , in whom there is this tragic con- federacy of passion and imagination against reason " . But nei- ther critic ...
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