Shakspere and His PredecessorsC. Scribner's sons, 1988 - 555 pages |
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Page 57
... death . Of the murder of the king Charles Lamb has written that it ' moves pity and terror beyond any scene , ancient or modern , with which I am acquainted . ' These may seem strong words when we think of Prometheus chained to the ...
... death . Of the murder of the king Charles Lamb has written that it ' moves pity and terror beyond any scene , ancient or modern , with which I am acquainted . ' These may seem strong words when we think of Prometheus chained to the ...
Page 214
... death . And when all is over , as the grey dawn begins to glimmer in the sky , again and for the last time , Montagues and Capulets meet face to face , and gaze upon the ruin that the hate of the houses has wrought . In the infinite ...
... death . And when all is over , as the grey dawn begins to glimmer in the sky , again and for the last time , Montagues and Capulets meet face to face , and gaze upon the ruin that the hate of the houses has wrought . In the infinite ...
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... death of his son Garinter . How infinitely finer is Shakspere's version , where Leontes at first defies the oracle , and is only made to bow to the divine verdict , when the news is brought of Mamilius ' death . nothing but despair ...
... death of his son Garinter . How infinitely finer is Shakspere's version , where Leontes at first defies the oracle , and is only made to bow to the divine verdict , when the news is brought of Mamilius ' death . nothing but despair ...
Contents
THE EARLY RENAISSANCE DRAMA | 19 |
KYD LYLY and Peele | 62 |
ROBERT GREENE | 77 |
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