Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters : with an Historical Sketch of the Origin and Growth of the Drama in England, Volume 1Ginn, 1872 - English drama |
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action appears beauty Ben Jonson better called character charm Christian comedy comic course critics delineation Devil Drama effect English Falstaff fancy father faults feel Francis Meres genius Gervinus give grace hand hath heart hero honour human humour inspiration instance John Shakespeare King Henry King Lear learned less live Lord Love's Labour's Lost Malvolio matter means Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice merry mind Miracle-Plays moral nature ness never noble original Pandosto passage passion perhaps persons piece play Poet Poet's poetry Prince purpose reason Robert Arden scene seems sense Shake Shakespeare shows Shylock sort soul speak speech spirit stage stand Stratford strong style sure sweet tale taste tells thing thou thought tion touch true truth Twelfth Night virtue whole wife Winter's Tale withal words workmanship writing written