Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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Page 11
... trying to say , I suspect , is that the opinions of earlier writers , so long accepted as gospel , do not seem valid to him . He thinks they are wrong and he is right ; but the truth may be that critical opinions fluctuate just as ...
... trying to say , I suspect , is that the opinions of earlier writers , so long accepted as gospel , do not seem valid to him . He thinks they are wrong and he is right ; but the truth may be that critical opinions fluctuate just as ...
Page 43
... trying to discover and apply to Shakespearean criticism certain conven- tions of the Elizabethan stage . One of these conventions was the credibility of slander . But the discovery of these conventions is a relatively minor point in ...
... trying to discover and apply to Shakespearean criticism certain conven- tions of the Elizabethan stage . One of these conventions was the credibility of slander . But the discovery of these conventions is a relatively minor point in ...
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... trying to establish the good qualities in Macbeth early in the play , Shakespeare had to sacrifice complex- ity and even plausibility in the lesser character of Lady Mac- beth ? Or looked at another way , may not the actual words of ...
... trying to establish the good qualities in Macbeth early in the play , Shakespeare had to sacrifice complex- ity and even plausibility in the lesser character of Lady Mac- beth ? Or looked at another way , may not the actual words of ...
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Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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