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... theme : the theme of order and chaos , of proper political degree and civil war , of crime and punishment ' ; but , unlike its predecessors , it is very much more than a dramatic presentation of the Tudor view of history . It is not ...
... theme : the theme of order and chaos , of proper political degree and civil war , of crime and punishment ' ; but , unlike its predecessors , it is very much more than a dramatic presentation of the Tudor view of history . It is not ...
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... theme in which we cannot quite believe ; and the impression we get from the play is that Shakespeare didn't believe in it either . Certainly there is much in the play that can be cited by those who believe that Shakespeare's king is ...
... theme in which we cannot quite believe ; and the impression we get from the play is that Shakespeare didn't believe in it either . Certainly there is much in the play that can be cited by those who believe that Shakespeare's king is ...
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... theme is developed in the declamatory and unsubtle verse of the Choruses . But what they give is only the public view of the public theme - ' an abstract of average public opinion ' ( Goddard ) : there are also realistic ' close- ups ...
... theme is developed in the declamatory and unsubtle verse of the Choruses . But what they give is only the public view of the public theme - ' an abstract of average public opinion ' ( Goddard ) : there are also realistic ' close- ups ...
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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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