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... passions foreign (in a sense) to his nature, and is led into conduct to which he is not inclined.” “There can be no question,” says Professor Stoll, “for those who either heed the text or hearken to critical authority, of Othello's ...
... passions foreign (in a sense) to his nature, and is led into conduct to which he is not inclined.” “There can be no question,” says Professor Stoll, “for those who either heed the text or hearken to critical authority, of Othello's ...
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... passion. Now it must be allowed that he has not been jealous before this scene, nor is there any suggestion that he has ever been prone to jealousy. During his wooing of Desdemona he was assisted by Cassio who “went between us very oft ...
... passion. Now it must be allowed that he has not been jealous before this scene, nor is there any suggestion that he has ever been prone to jealousy. During his wooing of Desdemona he was assisted by Cassio who “went between us very oft ...
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... passion. We have already seen in him a man in whom passion preponderates over reason; and the condition becomes worse and worse as the second half of the play proceeds. At climactic points it becomes a frenzy. N ow what of Othello ...
... passion. We have already seen in him a man in whom passion preponderates over reason; and the condition becomes worse and worse as the second half of the play proceeds. At climactic points it becomes a frenzy. N ow what of Othello ...
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... passion could not shake? (IV. i. 275—7) These lines describe Othello as Venice knew him, before the temptation. Can ... passion. He seems to be a man whose reason is never in danger of being overthrown by passion. But he himself, out of ...
... passion could not shake? (IV. i. 275—7) These lines describe Othello as Venice knew him, before the temptation. Can ... passion. He seems to be a man whose reason is never in danger of being overthrown by passion. But he himself, out of ...
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... passion is trying to get the better of his reason: surely the audience is actually being invited to think that the hero's passion may try to do that again, and may even succeed. And when a man speaks of his “passion” and his “best ...
... passion is trying to get the better of his reason: surely the audience is actually being invited to think that the hero's passion may try to do that again, and may even succeed. And when a man speaks of his “passion” and his “best ...
Contents
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Chapter II Shakespeare and the OrderDisorder Antithesis | 39 |
Chapter III Comedy | 57 |
Chapter IV Imaginative Interpretation and Troilus and Cressida | 89 |
Chapter V History | 115 |
Chapter VI Tragedy | 157 |
Chapter VII The Last Plays | 188 |
Book List | 201 |
Index | 205 |
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