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... political . Titus visits the family tomb like a victorious army chief visiting the unknown soldier during a victory parade . However sincere , the gesture is inescapably political . Shakespeare's first tragedy , Titus Andronicus , and ...
... political . Titus visits the family tomb like a victorious army chief visiting the unknown soldier during a victory parade . However sincere , the gesture is inescapably political . Shakespeare's first tragedy , Titus Andronicus , and ...
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... political plot . The former has involved a fight for political power between Brutus and Antony . But the latter , offering no turning back toward legitimacy , pre- sents successive stages of illegitimacy . Its first stage , just ended ...
... political plot . The former has involved a fight for political power between Brutus and Antony . But the latter , offering no turning back toward legitimacy , pre- sents successive stages of illegitimacy . Its first stage , just ended ...
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... political sparring . The plays has no barbarians . The metropolis is carefully depicted : streets , public squares ... political consultations , watch it slough off Caesar , Brutus , Cassius , and lurch into the future . The city was ...
... political sparring . The plays has no barbarians . The metropolis is carefully depicted : streets , public squares ... political consultations , watch it slough off Caesar , Brutus , Cassius , and lurch into the future . The city was ...
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