 | Susan Rowland - Psychoanalysts as authors - 2005 - 244 pages
...gives way to a new self image as 'fate', a numinous connection to death. HAMLET: [TJhere is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now yet it will come; the readiness is all. (V, ii, 215-18) Consequently, in the final scene, which Claudius sets up as an overtly oldfashioned... | |
 | Harriett Hawkins - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 308 pages
...terms with a stoic and eloquent acceptance of whatever fate has in store for him: There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. (5.2.220-24) And the final words of this speech are like the sentiments of the Beatles' song: "Let... | |
 | Stephen Merrett - Science - 2005 - 169 pages
...148-157, 2004. Farm-level drought management: an irrigation case-study from the UK There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all. William Shakespeare, Hamlet 4.1 INTRODUCTION The farmer's world is encompassed by risk and no risk... | |
 | Kenneth Muir - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 224 pages
...of it which differs considerably from his previous death-wish: There is a special providence in die fall of a sparrow. If it be now, 'tis not to come;...not now, yet it will come — the readiness is all. (V.ii.zizff.) After detailing the sins and crimes of Claudius, culminating in the attempt on his own... | |
 | Fred Fisher, Peggy Fisher - Business consultants - 2005 - 160 pages
...words of appreciation. Finally, our appreciation for the expert editing efforts of Allison Singley. If it be now, 'tis not to come; If it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come; The readiness is all. William Shakespeare: Hamlet I. The Readiness Challenge What you can expect to find in this chapter:... | |
 | Kathleen Riley - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 404 pages
....'. I hope we don't need to make the books balance in heaven. London, 2003 Prologue JOURNEYING HOME If it be now, 'tis not to come; if it be not to come,...be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all. (Hamlet, V.ii.220-24) Although Sir Nigel Hawthorne achieved his international reputation through the... | |
 | John Channing Briggs - History - 2005 - 396 pages
...and setties upon the biblical teaching of providential dominion: "[W]e defy augury. There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be [now], tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it [will] come — the readiness is all."10 Providential... | |
 | Robert Peter Kennedy, Kim Paffenroth, John Doody - Biography & Autobiography - 2006 - 430 pages
...that he has misgivings. Horatio urges him not to proceed if he feels this way, but Hamlet replies: "We defy augury. There is a special providence in...be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all" (215-18). The reference to the fall of a sparrow is an allusion to Jesus's words: "Are not two sparrows... | |
 | Peggy O'Brien - Drama - 2006 - 244 pages
...arranged the fencing match with Laertes, about which Horatio has serious misgivings. Hamlet assures him, "There is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow....be not now, yet it will come. The readiness is all" (5.2.233-237). Hamlet dies in this same scene, having avenged his father and his mother. He dies in... | |
 | Katharine Goodland - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 276 pages
...Horatio advises Hamlet to avoid the duel with Laertes, Hamlet replies, "we defy augury. There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be [now]...it [will] come. The readiness is all. Since no man know aught of what he leaves, what is't to leave betimes, let be" (5.2.219-24). In the very next moment,... | |
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tis not to come ; if it be not to come, it will be now ; if it be not now, yet it will come : the readiness is all. 
