Ghosts and Witches in Elizabethan Tragedy, 1560-1625 |
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... mean that he holds the particular belief in question ; I may just as well mean merely that a state- ment of that belief is to be found in his work , a statement which he may be ridiculing . And not all of the superstitions that we shall ...
... mean that he holds the particular belief in question ; I may just as well mean merely that a state- ment of that belief is to be found in his work , a statement which he may be ridiculing . And not all of the superstitions that we shall ...
Page 175
... means of Richard's spiritual torment and , through the encouragement of the revenger Richmond , the indirect means of his corporal punishment ; preparing us for it by earlier dreams and curses ; making it the consummation of a carefully ...
... means of Richard's spiritual torment and , through the encouragement of the revenger Richmond , the indirect means of his corporal punishment ; preparing us for it by earlier dreams and curses ; making it the consummation of a carefully ...
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... means " ghost " than some abstract personification ; and a bit later when he speaks of Caesar's spirit , ranging for ... mean either the usual stage ghost seeking revenge or the essence of Caesar , Caesarism symbolized by the ghost ...
... means " ghost " than some abstract personification ; and a bit later when he speaks of Caesar's spirit , ranging for ... mean either the usual stage ghost seeking revenge or the essence of Caesar , Caesarism symbolized by the ghost ...
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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