Patterns in Shakespearian TragedyFirst published in 1960. Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy is an exploration of man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order. Shakespeare's development is treated accordingly as a growth in moral vision. His movement from play to play is carefully explored, and in the treatment of each tragedy the emphasis is on the manner in which its central moral theme shapes the various elements of drama |
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... specific emotional terms . An historical perspective , which evaluates the traditional forms of tragedy which Shakespeare inherited , must be tempered by a concentration upon the philosophical ends of tra- gedy , and upon the symbolic ...
... specific emotional terms . An historical perspective , which evaluates the traditional forms of tragedy which Shakespeare inherited , must be tempered by a concentration upon the philosophical ends of tra- gedy , and upon the symbolic ...
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... specific moral system which the play in its totality affirms . Almost the entire first act is Shakespeare's invention , 2 his most significant addition to the story being the sacrifice of Alarbus . He shapes the character of Aaron as an ...
... specific moral system which the play in its totality affirms . Almost the entire first act is Shakespeare's invention , 2 his most significant addition to the story being the sacrifice of Alarbus . He shapes the character of Aaron as an ...
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... specific author of Titus ' misfortunes . He may be regarded as a symbol of evil itself . He is black , the traditional colour of the devil ( and more specifically of lechery ) , and like the devil he can never know remorse or penance ...
... specific author of Titus ' misfortunes . He may be regarded as a symbol of evil itself . He is black , the traditional colour of the devil ( and more specifically of lechery ) , and like the devil he can never know remorse or penance ...
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... specific vice , the lechery which governs Tamora , Aaron affords the first clear example of the symbolic use of character which is to be so marked a feature of the great plays of Shakespeare's maturity . Evil in Titus Andronicus is ...
... specific vice , the lechery which governs Tamora , Aaron affords the first clear example of the symbolic use of character which is to be so marked a feature of the great plays of Shakespeare's maturity . Evil in Titus Andronicus is ...
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Contents
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14 | |
King John Richard II Julius Caesar | 36 |
Hamlet | 65 |
Othello | 91 |
King Lear | 116 |
Timon of Athens and Macbeth | 137 |
Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus | 168 |
Index +55 14 36 65 91 116 137 168 | 203 |
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