Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... Lear of Shakespeare cannot be acted , " comes closer to the truth . The stage history of Lear is meagre compared with that of the other three great tragedies . One of the many problems of presenting Lear successfully is the unconvincing ...
... Lear of Shakespeare cannot be acted , " comes closer to the truth . The stage history of Lear is meagre compared with that of the other three great tragedies . One of the many problems of presenting Lear successfully is the unconvincing ...
Page 92
... Lear's . " I think many critics would agree with Mackenzie's attributing the responsibility for the tragedy to Lear and Cordelia , but I do not believe that Goneril " is invariably sure of her own righteousness -or if not , can soon ...
... Lear's . " I think many critics would agree with Mackenzie's attributing the responsibility for the tragedy to Lear and Cordelia , but I do not believe that Goneril " is invariably sure of her own righteousness -or if not , can soon ...
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... Lear's dividing his kingdom as he did ] by explaining away all the improbabil- ities and absurdities in King Lear on the grounds that Shake- speare only followed an older play , King Leir . Indeed , this older play , which was ...
... Lear's dividing his kingdom as he did ] by explaining away all the improbabil- ities and absurdities in King Lear on the grounds that Shake- speare only followed an older play , King Leir . Indeed , this older play , which was ...
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