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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... hand , the play insists on the ascendancy of mar- riage over friendship : the kinsmen renounce their amity and become violent rivals for the affections of the beloved . On the other hand , the play equally asserts the price of that ...
... hand , the play insists on the ascendancy of mar- riage over friendship : the kinsmen renounce their amity and become violent rivals for the affections of the beloved . On the other hand , the play equally asserts the price of that ...
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... hand may thus be a sign of immense goodness and nobility , or it may mean unpardonable folly . In Timon , goodness and prodigality are inseparably bound together in one character . Shakespeare seems very much aware that Timon's openness ...
... hand may thus be a sign of immense goodness and nobility , or it may mean unpardonable folly . In Timon , goodness and prodigality are inseparably bound together in one character . Shakespeare seems very much aware that Timon's openness ...
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... hand . Typical is Sir Francis Bacon's state- ment that " sins of defect are justly accounted worse than sins of excess ; because in excess there is something of magnanimity , —something , like the flight of a bird , that holds kindred ...
... hand . Typical is Sir Francis Bacon's state- ment that " sins of defect are justly accounted worse than sins of excess ; because in excess there is something of magnanimity , —something , like the flight of a bird , that holds kindred ...
Contents
Cumulative Character Index | 355 |
Cumulative Topic Index | 367 |
Cumulative Topic Index by Play | 391 |
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