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... and he was studied sympathetically with reference to his own age.2 Though Johnson , like Pope , wrote with reservation about Shakespeare's ability as a poet , they agreed in praising his powers of characterization .
... and he was studied sympathetically with reference to his own age.2 Though Johnson , like Pope , wrote with reservation about Shakespeare's ability as a poet , they agreed in praising his powers of characterization .
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No wonder , therefore , that the discriminating powers of a Burbage , a Garrick , and a Henderson , should at different periods have given it a popularity beyond other dramas of the same author.8 There is , of course , some truth in ...
No wonder , therefore , that the discriminating powers of a Burbage , a Garrick , and a Henderson , should at different periods have given it a popularity beyond other dramas of the same author.8 There is , of course , some truth in ...
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When one compares Macbeth with the Machiavellian Richard III , he finds a good example of the development in Shakespeare's powers of characterization . Kittredge dates Macbeth about 1606 , fourteen years later than Richard III ; 18 in ...
When one compares Macbeth with the Machiavellian Richard III , he finds a good example of the development in Shakespeare's powers of characterization . Kittredge dates Macbeth about 1606 , fourteen years later than Richard III ; 18 in ...
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| Title | Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
| Author | Charles Norton Coe |
| Publisher | Bookman Associates, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 May 2008 |
| Length | 122 pages |
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