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... shows a greater concern with , and insight into political forces . Above all , it is King John that shows a greater inward dramatic tension . Richard may amuse us , but his genius is grimly contained by a structure of dogmatic sanctions ...
... shows a greater concern with , and insight into political forces . Above all , it is King John that shows a greater inward dramatic tension . Richard may amuse us , but his genius is grimly contained by a structure of dogmatic sanctions ...
Page 152
... shows a tendency to rush into an attack on the king - but for once he is justified : the steady accumulation of the king's re- sources argues for a quick assault before they rest and re- group , as the experienced Douglas agrees . There ...
... shows a tendency to rush into an attack on the king - but for once he is justified : the steady accumulation of the king's re- sources argues for a quick assault before they rest and re- group , as the experienced Douglas agrees . There ...
Page 171
... shows a manipulative capacity equal to his father's , and even remi- niscent of that subtle testing of his victims ' personality into which Richard III had refined the role of the Vice . Henry V's first significant act is to challenge ...
... shows a manipulative capacity equal to his father's , and even remi- niscent of that subtle testing of his victims ' personality into which Richard III had refined the role of the Vice . Henry V's first significant act is to challenge ...
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