Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... claims may seem , there was at least some restraint in the comments of Pope and Johnson . In fact , D. Nichol Smith , in his Shakespeare Crit- icism , calls Johnson : the last great representative of what may be called the judi- cial ...
... claims may seem , there was at least some restraint in the comments of Pope and Johnson . In fact , D. Nichol Smith , in his Shakespeare Crit- icism , calls Johnson : the last great representative of what may be called the judi- cial ...
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... claims of those whom I have called the indiscrim inating critics , those who tend to be all - inclusive rather than selective when they praise Shakespeare's characters . It was once fashionable among scholars to deal with any play or ...
... claims of those whom I have called the indiscrim inating critics , those who tend to be all - inclusive rather than selective when they praise Shakespeare's characters . It was once fashionable among scholars to deal with any play or ...
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... claims Claudio's life . Although Dodd's position is extreme , there is some evidence that Shakespeare intended to represent Angelo not as a base vil- lain , but as a man who succumbs to temptation . When the Duke proposes to make Angelo ...
... claims Claudio's life . Although Dodd's position is extreme , there is some evidence that Shakespeare intended to represent Angelo not as a base vil- lain , but as a man who succumbs to temptation . When the Duke proposes to make Angelo ...
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