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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... York , to lay claim to the throne . For that reason , in Act II scene ii of Part II , the author inserted a scene in which York , addressing the Earl of Salisbury and his son the Earl of Warwick , gives a full account of the ancestry of ...
... York , to lay claim to the throne . For that reason , in Act II scene ii of Part II , the author inserted a scene in which York , addressing the Earl of Salisbury and his son the Earl of Warwick , gives a full account of the ancestry of ...
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... York , Into as many gobbets will I cut it As wild Medea young Absyrtus did . In cruelty will I seek out my fame . ( 2 , V , ii , 49-60 ) As " good " as his word , he slaughters the pathetic young Rutland in pursuit of the only cause he ...
... York , Into as many gobbets will I cut it As wild Medea young Absyrtus did . In cruelty will I seek out my fame . ( 2 , V , ii , 49-60 ) As " good " as his word , he slaughters the pathetic young Rutland in pursuit of the only cause he ...
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... York hath taught you this " ( IV.ii.147 ) , one may take his words in the broadest sense . York sets Cade an example , or , in theatrical terms , teaches him a part ; and Cade plays it to the hilt , not wisely but too well . Measuring ...
... York hath taught you this " ( IV.ii.147 ) , one may take his words in the broadest sense . York sets Cade an example , or , in theatrical terms , teaches him a part ; and Cade plays it to the hilt , not wisely but too well . Measuring ...
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Shakespeares Representation of History | 1 |
Henry VI Parts 1 2 and 3 | 76 |
Henry VIII | 195 |
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