Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist: A Popular Illustration of the Principles of Scientific Criticism |
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analysis ancient Antonio appears Ariel artistic Banquo Bassanio becomes Ben Jonson blank verse bring Brutus Brutus's Caliban Caskets Story Cassius central idea centre CHAP character climax complexity conception connection conspirators Cordelia crime Destiny distinct dramatist elements emotional enchantment Enveloping Action evil fall fate father Fleance Fool force give Gloucester Goneril human incidents inductive criticism inner interest intrigue Irony Jessica Story judicial Julius Cæsar justice King Lady Macbeth Lear literary literature Macduff madness main plot ment Merchant of Venice mind modern moral motive movement murder nature Nemesis Action notion oracle Oracular Action passion personages play Poetic Justice Portia present Prospero purpose racter recognised retribution Richard Richard III rise scene seen sense separate Shakespeare Shylock side spirit stage Sub-Action suggests supernatural sympathy Tempest thee thing thou thought tion tone tragedy train treatment turning-point Underplot unity victim villainy whole Witches words
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Page 153 - Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind. I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other.
Page 230 - Water with berries in't ; and teach me how To name the bigger light, and how the less, That burn by day and night : and then I lov'd thee, And show'd thee all the qualities o...
Page 175 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 163 - Infirm of purpose! Give me the daggers: the sleeping and the dead Are but as pictures: 'tis the eye of childhood That fears a painted devil. If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt.
Page 152 - tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly : If the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success ; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — We'd jump the life to come.
Page 190 - If Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark...
Page 214 - No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both, That all the world shall — I will do such things, — What they are, yet I know not ; but they shall be The terrors of the earth.
Page 138 - Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Page 157 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me : I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Page 152 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.