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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... plot of Viola's disguise ; it enacts on the most literal surface of the play the fantasy that one person can be both sexes , that Olivia can be " betrothed both to a maid and man " ( 5.1.255 ) who are mysteri- ously both the same person ...
... plot of Viola's disguise ; it enacts on the most literal surface of the play the fantasy that one person can be both sexes , that Olivia can be " betrothed both to a maid and man " ( 5.1.255 ) who are mysteri- ously both the same person ...
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... plot . The momentum for the reversal he renders seems to derive from his outsider status . Furthermore , coming from outside the plot , the catastrophe of The Andrian embodies the element of chance . His arrival on the scene , perfectly ...
... plot . The momentum for the reversal he renders seems to derive from his outsider status . Furthermore , coming from outside the plot , the catastrophe of The Andrian embodies the element of chance . His arrival on the scene , perfectly ...
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... plot in Merry Wives ( the flouting of Falstaff ) , Muir says , ' In the present state of our knowledge it is useless to pursue the matter further . " This conclusion seems to be a reasonable view of the matter if we are to remain ...
... plot in Merry Wives ( the flouting of Falstaff ) , Muir says , ' In the present state of our knowledge it is useless to pursue the matter further . " This conclusion seems to be a reasonable view of the matter if we are to remain ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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