Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 57Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 192
... never anything more or less than simple kill- ing . Some may argue that the later prophecies in the play must surely be meant to suggest that a supernatural design of some sort lies behind that joke that the three hags play upon the ...
... never anything more or less than simple kill- ing . Some may argue that the later prophecies in the play must surely be meant to suggest that a supernatural design of some sort lies behind that joke that the three hags play upon the ...
Page 206
... never , from beginning to end , does he suffer misfortune or defeat . Not only is he never discov- ered : at the very end he even reaps the rewards of the thanes who opposed the tyrant , being elevated , with them , to an earldom ! Let ...
... never , from beginning to end , does he suffer misfortune or defeat . Not only is he never discov- ered : at the very end he even reaps the rewards of the thanes who opposed the tyrant , being elevated , with them , to an earldom ! Let ...
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... never seems to be enough . Having begun his crimes by killing Duncan while allowing his heirs to escape , he will crown them by killing all of Macduff's heirs after allowing Macduff to escape . The violence increases exponentially , but ...
... never seems to be enough . Having begun his crimes by killing Duncan while allowing his heirs to escape , he will crown them by killing all of Macduff's heirs after allowing Macduff to escape . The violence increases exponentially , but ...
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Introduction | 1 |
History and Philosophy | 31 |
Representation and Identity | 40 |
Copyright | |
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