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Page 50
... means of which he is secretly ashamed , and this secret gnaws at his enjoy- ment of power to the end . What is more , he ironically sees himself in those who , in turn , are seeking to displace him by equally shameful means . This is ...
... means of which he is secretly ashamed , and this secret gnaws at his enjoy- ment of power to the end . What is more , he ironically sees himself in those who , in turn , are seeking to displace him by equally shameful means . This is ...
Page 65
... means " speaking fast , " the work " thick " being used as in " thick and fast " ; the words tumble out of him , a natural expression of his extraordinary energy . From the same passage it is obvious that his speech is the opposite of ...
... means " speaking fast , " the work " thick " being used as in " thick and fast " ; the words tumble out of him , a natural expression of his extraordinary energy . From the same passage it is obvious that his speech is the opposite of ...
Page 133
... mean " funny- man ; " he means " player " and so " comedy " means " play . " Two of the plays now called comedies have these titles in the First Folio : The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida and The Tragedie of Cymbeline . When a play ...
... mean " funny- man ; " he means " player " and so " comedy " means " play . " Two of the plays now called comedies have these titles in the First Folio : The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida and The Tragedie of Cymbeline . When a play ...
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