Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 83Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... give Fortune a king's crown ; and the king who nearly always appears on the top of her wheel frequently has an appearance very like or identical with that of the goddess . Various aspects of the association of the king and Fortune are ...
... give Fortune a king's crown ; and the king who nearly always appears on the top of her wheel frequently has an appearance very like or identical with that of the goddess . Various aspects of the association of the king and Fortune are ...
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... give the kind of love which he needs . The play begins with this alienation from Cordelia and ends with his reconciliation to her . This is the central incident , the main fable , the vehicular metaphor of the play . The fault in the ...
... give the kind of love which he needs . The play begins with this alienation from Cordelia and ends with his reconciliation to her . This is the central incident , the main fable , the vehicular metaphor of the play . The fault in the ...
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... give it . Nor is there anyone else to give it . As soon as Lear understands this , he goes mad , paying the penalty of understanding too much . In stressing the importance of the paradox of charity in King Lear , I do not mean to ...
... give it . Nor is there anyone else to give it . As soon as Lear understands this , he goes mad , paying the penalty of understanding too much . In stressing the importance of the paradox of charity in King Lear , I do not mean to ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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