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... Ajax That slew himself ; and wise Laertes ' son Did graciously plead for his funerals . Shakespeare's knowledge of Ajax , as displayed in the authentic plays , was obtained mainly from the account of his dispute with Ulysses over the ...
... Ajax That slew himself ; and wise Laertes ' son Did graciously plead for his funerals . Shakespeare's knowledge of Ajax , as displayed in the authentic plays , was obtained mainly from the account of his dispute with Ulysses over the ...
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... Ajax is to a great extent drawn from the account of his dispute with Ulysses over the armor of Achilles given by Ovid in Met . 13. Ulysses , by his cunning speech , persuades the Greeks to award the armor to him , on which Ajax ...
... Ajax is to a great extent drawn from the account of his dispute with Ulysses over the armor of Achilles given by Ovid in Met . 13. Ulysses , by his cunning speech , persuades the Greeks to award the armor to him , on which Ajax ...
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... Ajax as shown in Troil . requires special comment . From the testimony of the other characters , and from the actions of Ajax himself , we find him a vain brag- gart , self - willed , stupid . This is not the Ajax of Homer nor of Caxton ...
... Ajax as shown in Troil . requires special comment . From the testimony of the other characters , and from the actions of Ajax himself , we find him a vain brag- gart , self - willed , stupid . This is not the Ajax of Homer nor of Caxton ...
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