Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... probably because Shakespeare's characters attracted such favorable attention by at least as early as the eighteenth century that adverse criticism began to give way to more sympathetic attitudes . Tracing the phases of eight- eenth ...
... probably because Shakespeare's characters attracted such favorable attention by at least as early as the eighteenth century that adverse criticism began to give way to more sympathetic attitudes . Tracing the phases of eight- eenth ...
Page 66
... probably not seem unconvincing . In fact , the compactness and clarity with which , in a single short act , are revealed the various agencies that lead a man to crime - his ambi- tion , the placing of temptations in his path , the ...
... probably not seem unconvincing . In fact , the compactness and clarity with which , in a single short act , are revealed the various agencies that lead a man to crime - his ambi- tion , the placing of temptations in his path , the ...
Page 82
... probably the first of Shakespeare's comedies in which the study of character wholly dominates all other interests . " 15 In the poet's treatment of Shy- lock we probably come as close to psychological accuracy of char- acterization as ...
... probably the first of Shakespeare's comedies in which the study of character wholly dominates all other interests . " 15 In the poet's treatment of Shy- lock we probably come as close to psychological accuracy of char- acterization as ...
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