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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... hand was made to handle nought but gold : I cannot give due action to my words , Except a sword or sceptre balance it . King did I call thee ? No , thou art not king ; Not fit to govern and rule multitudes , Which dar'st not , no , nor ...
... hand was made to handle nought but gold : I cannot give due action to my words , Except a sword or sceptre balance it . King did I call thee ? No , thou art not king ; Not fit to govern and rule multitudes , Which dar'st not , no , nor ...
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... hand That hath contriv'd this woeful tragedy ! ( 1.4.57-77 ) Whose contriving hand , exactly ? Talbot's , perhaps . For the shot that rends the " secret grate of iron bars " erupts precisely at the moment when the figure who threatened ...
... hand That hath contriv'd this woeful tragedy ! ( 1.4.57-77 ) Whose contriving hand , exactly ? Talbot's , perhaps . For the shot that rends the " secret grate of iron bars " erupts precisely at the moment when the figure who threatened ...
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... hand " : its authority cannot preexist the double gestures of the writer's body ( “ with his own hand gave me " ) and pen ( " Tied it by letters patents " ) . In conceding the priority of the letter over speech , Wolsey admits his own ...
... hand " : its authority cannot preexist the double gestures of the writer's body ( “ with his own hand gave me " ) and pen ( " Tied it by letters patents " ) . In conceding the priority of the letter over speech , Wolsey admits his own ...
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Shakespeares Representation of History | 1 |
Henry VI Parts 1 2 and 3 | 76 |
Henry VIII | 195 |
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