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... followed by two Senecan verse dramas , Mustapha and Alaham , designed ' to show the high ways of ambitious governors ' and how they contribute to their own fall . Meant rather for declamation than acting , the plays contain such ...
... followed by two Senecan verse dramas , Mustapha and Alaham , designed ' to show the high ways of ambitious governors ' and how they contribute to their own fall . Meant rather for declamation than acting , the plays contain such ...
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... followed by the epitasis , or complication in the third act ; the catastasis , or crisis , occurs in the fourth or early in the fifth act and is followed by the catastrophe or conclusion . The difference between catastasis and the ...
... followed by the epitasis , or complication in the third act ; the catastasis , or crisis , occurs in the fourth or early in the fifth act and is followed by the catastrophe or conclusion . The difference between catastasis and the ...
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... followed by the awakening to awareness of the sinfulness of one's life . Such consciousness brings humility and despair , fear and trembling . After a long period of terror of reprobation and hell , the sinner discovers his ...
... followed by the awakening to awareness of the sinfulness of one's life . Such consciousness brings humility and despair , fear and trembling . After a long period of terror of reprobation and hell , the sinner discovers his ...
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