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Page 101
... Claudius ' remorse will show that this trait is realistically portrayed . It is clearly not the kind of remorse that we find in Edmund , remorse in- troduced for no other purpose than to advance the plot . With Claudius , remorse occurs ...
... Claudius ' remorse will show that this trait is realistically portrayed . It is clearly not the kind of remorse that we find in Edmund , remorse in- troduced for no other purpose than to advance the plot . With Claudius , remorse occurs ...
Page 103
... Claudius is placed , this difficulty of not being able to repent of his murder or to re- ceive pardon for it because he is " still possessed of those effects for which [ he ] did the murther , " seems to be a realistic and ...
... Claudius is placed , this difficulty of not being able to repent of his murder or to re- ceive pardon for it because he is " still possessed of those effects for which [ he ] did the murther , " seems to be a realistic and ...
Page 105
... Claudius is just such a ruler as Denmark needs and deserves . Some of Jones's comments , though extreme , reveal how even the blackest villains , in drama as in real life , may claim their supporters . Why , then , did [ Claudius ] kill ...
... Claudius is just such a ruler as Denmark needs and deserves . Some of Jones's comments , though extreme , reveal how even the blackest villains , in drama as in real life , may claim their supporters . Why , then , did [ Claudius ] kill ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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