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... motive . It seems very modern ; it seems indeed im- possible of dramatic articulation . Yet such a motive is working through- out the scene . Its working explains why critics have been simultaneously dazzled and puzzled by the scene ...
... motive . It seems very modern ; it seems indeed im- possible of dramatic articulation . Yet such a motive is working through- out the scene . Its working explains why critics have been simultaneously dazzled and puzzled by the scene ...
Page 54
... motives that one is hard put to decide which is the true motive for this or that act . As a result we begin to question the adequacy of all his motives . And , of course , none of his motives is ade- quate to the monstrosity of his acts ...
... motives that one is hard put to decide which is the true motive for this or that act . As a result we begin to question the adequacy of all his motives . And , of course , none of his motives is ade- quate to the monstrosity of his acts ...
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... motive of his action , unaware that he is about to destroy ( not an object ) but an infinitely lovable human person . Not the cunning'st pattern of ex- celling nature , but Desdemona . Neither Othello nor we can name the cause . It is ...
... motive of his action , unaware that he is about to destroy ( not an object ) but an infinitely lovable human person . Not the cunning'st pattern of ex- celling nature , but Desdemona . Neither Othello nor we can name the cause . It is ...
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