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... action of the play , but the whole of the first two acts portrays an arbitrariness and self- will that respects neither persons nor established rights . Richard is an extortionate landlord of his realm ; he is brutal and unjust towards ...
... action of the play , but the whole of the first two acts portrays an arbitrariness and self- will that respects neither persons nor established rights . Richard is an extortionate landlord of his realm ; he is brutal and unjust towards ...
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... action . If the play doesn't entirely succeed it is partly because it is ostensibly devoted to a public theme in which we cannot quite believe ; and the impression we get from the play is that Shakespeare didn't believe in it either ...
... action . If the play doesn't entirely succeed it is partly because it is ostensibly devoted to a public theme in which we cannot quite believe ; and the impression we get from the play is that Shakespeare didn't believe in it either ...
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... action is seen primarily as social , and ultimately as individual , action - then the action of that intelligence on its material will almost necessarily bring into view some of the profoundest questions of human nature . What gives ...
... action is seen primarily as social , and ultimately as individual , action - then the action of that intelligence on its material will almost necessarily bring into view some of the profoundest questions of human nature . What gives ...
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William Shakespeare, the Histories: Richard III, King John, Richard II, Henry V Lionel Charles Knights No preview available - 1962 |
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