Ghosts and Witches in Elizabethan Tragedy, 1560-1625 |
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Page 54
... frequently expressions of blood and horror and to make explicitly emphatic all intimations of revenge as a motivating factor in a character's actions . For example , the first chorus of the Oedipus ( II , 196-199 ) and Phaedra's lament ...
... frequently expressions of blood and horror and to make explicitly emphatic all intimations of revenge as a motivating factor in a character's actions . For example , the first chorus of the Oedipus ( II , 196-199 ) and Phaedra's lament ...
Page 73
... frequent use of supernatural characters , both angels and devils . They are regularly introduced into the midst of the plays , where they sometimes serve a definite and organic purpose , frequently influencing the actions of the ...
... frequent use of supernatural characters , both angels and devils . They are regularly introduced into the midst of the plays , where they sometimes serve a definite and organic purpose , frequently influencing the actions of the ...
Page 189
... frequently advanced argument in favor of subjectivity is that the ghosts are seen by only one character ; but this argu- ment , when analyzed , turns out to be of no weight whatsoever . As has been frequently pointed out , it is ...
... frequently advanced argument in favor of subjectivity is that the ghosts are seen by only one character ; but this argu- ment , when analyzed , turns out to be of no weight whatsoever . As has been frequently pointed out , it is ...
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action actually Agamemnon Alaham already Andrea Antonio apparition atmosphere avenge blood bloud Brutus Bussy Caesar causer characters chorus classical conjuring connection Corineus death devil doth dramatic dream dumb show earth Elizabethan English tendency English tragedies expository father Faustus frequently Friar furies ghosts and witches ghosts appear Gismond gnost Gorboduc Gorlois Hamlet hath haue heaven hell Hercules Hercules Oetaeus Horestes host inciting indicate King Kyd's Locrine Loue Medea merely midst Misfortunes of Arthur Mordred murder murther mythical motive native beliefs native tradition natural necromancy night Oedipus play playwrights Plutarch popular prologue purpose references revenge element revenge ghost revenge motive revenge play revenge tragedy Richard role says scene Scot seen Seneca's ghosts Senecan tragedy Shakespeare sonne sort soul Spanish Tragedy speech spirit stage Studley suggestion supernatural figures superstitions Tantalus thee things thou threats Thyestes torments translations Troades Ur-Hamlet vengeance Vindicta vnto vpon witchcraft wrath