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... sisters ' evil , on how deserving he was of better treat- ment , not on how evil her sisters were to have treated him badly . The lines cited above , in this regard , are similar . The emphasis in them is on her father's ills and on the ...
... sisters ' evil , on how deserving he was of better treat- ment , not on how evil her sisters were to have treated him badly . The lines cited above , in this regard , are similar . The emphasis in them is on her father's ills and on the ...
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... sisters . The antipathy between Cordelia and her sisters is long - abiding and mutual , and perhaps constant ; but the action of the play shows that Cordelia's antipathy for them is justified whereas theirs for her is not . In the play ...
... sisters . The antipathy between Cordelia and her sisters is long - abiding and mutual , and perhaps constant ; but the action of the play shows that Cordelia's antipathy for them is justified whereas theirs for her is not . In the play ...
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... sisters do possess it . The reference of " plighted cunning " is left open , though we know of course that this phrase by metonomy stands for her sisters . In this scene Cordelia is both critical and contemptuous of her sisters , but ...
... sisters do possess it . The reference of " plighted cunning " is left open , though we know of course that this phrase by metonomy stands for her sisters . In this scene Cordelia is both critical and contemptuous of her sisters , but ...
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Hamlets Other Purpose | 12 |
King Lear and Macbeth the First Love Test | 39 |
King Lear and Macbeth the Second Love Test | 100 |
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