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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... opening conversation , but it is Mrs. Bennet , " a woman of mean understanding , ' who brings this in : " But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them . " Thus the trivial , hysteri- cal mother utters the romantic ...
... opening conversation , but it is Mrs. Bennet , " a woman of mean understanding , ' who brings this in : " But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them . " Thus the trivial , hysteri- cal mother utters the romantic ...
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... opening scene and at intervals up to the middle of Act III there are Old Testament analogies with the Creation disaster and the Creator's wrath and disillu- sion with his Creation . A turning point comes in Act III when Lear ...
... opening scene and at intervals up to the middle of Act III there are Old Testament analogies with the Creation disaster and the Creator's wrath and disillu- sion with his Creation . A turning point comes in Act III when Lear ...
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... opening scene of Hamlet.13 However , in King Lear , unlike Hamlet , the opening scene is taken directly from the principal source , The True Chronicle Historie . It has been pointed out that in the earlier play Lear had reasons not only ...
... opening scene of Hamlet.13 However , in King Lear , unlike Hamlet , the opening scene is taken directly from the principal source , The True Chronicle Historie . It has been pointed out that in the earlier play Lear had reasons not only ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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