Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 56Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... Joan's torch is a version of the same destructive fire of misrule and disorder named by Exeter . ' With her diabolic agents and unchastity , Joan embodies ruinous , burning lust and rebellion , and in the theatre these correspondences ...
... Joan's torch is a version of the same destructive fire of misrule and disorder named by Exeter . ' With her diabolic agents and unchastity , Joan embodies ruinous , burning lust and rebellion , and in the theatre these correspondences ...
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... Joan's adversary only after he is overthrown : ' Impa- tiently I burn with thy desire ; / My heart and hands thou hast at once subdu'd ' ( 108-9 ) . Joan defends herself with lines that could have been written for Chastity at Norwich ...
... Joan's adversary only after he is overthrown : ' Impa- tiently I burn with thy desire ; / My heart and hands thou hast at once subdu'd ' ( 108-9 ) . Joan defends herself with lines that could have been written for Chastity at Norwich ...
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... Joan has claimed supernatural powers ( see I. 2. 72- 92 ) , a claim tested in the first meeting between Joan and Talbot that results in a stand - off ; still , Joan scorns his strength ( I. 5. 15 ) and leads her troops to victory at ...
... Joan has claimed supernatural powers ( see I. 2. 72- 92 ) , a claim tested in the first meeting between Joan and Talbot that results in a stand - off ; still , Joan scorns his strength ( I. 5. 15 ) and leads her troops to victory at ...
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Shakespeares Representation of History | 1 |
Henry VI Parts 1 2 and 3 | 76 |
Henry VIII | 195 |
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