Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 51
... scene in Act I , containing Richard's wooing of Lady Anne , certainly exceeds the limits of probability . Here , as ... scene is over , she accepts his ring and seems pleased at his show of penitence in desiring to par- ticipate in the ...
... scene in Act I , containing Richard's wooing of Lady Anne , certainly exceeds the limits of probability . Here , as ... scene is over , she accepts his ring and seems pleased at his show of penitence in desiring to par- ticipate in the ...
Page 62
... scene her part in the plot is finished ; she has fulfilled her purpose , which is to spur Macbeth on to his first murder and to help him try to conceal his guilt during the banquet scene . It is true that the sleep - walking scene of ...
... scene her part in the plot is finished ; she has fulfilled her purpose , which is to spur Macbeth on to his first murder and to help him try to conceal his guilt during the banquet scene . It is true that the sleep - walking scene of ...
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... scenÄ™ , inasmuch as it is the only means of giving the spectator the final confirmation , which is urgently required , that the events related by the ghost have actually taken place in the manner described . " 12 The prayer scene may ...
... scenÄ™ , inasmuch as it is the only means of giving the spectator the final confirmation , which is urgently required , that the events related by the ghost have actually taken place in the manner described . " 12 The prayer scene may ...
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