Demi-devils: The Character of Shakespeare's Villains |
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... writes : During the earlier period , from 1660 to 1730 , the traditional objections to Shakespeare generally held sway ... the critics castigated the poet for neglecting the unities , for ignoring the ancients , for violating decorum by ...
... writes : During the earlier period , from 1660 to 1730 , the traditional objections to Shakespeare generally held sway ... the critics castigated the poet for neglecting the unities , for ignoring the ancients , for violating decorum by ...
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... writes : Heaven and earth have been moved to establish the true text , to interpret a now forgotten phrase or track down an obscure allusion ; but of the larger meaning , the conception of a character , and the scope and significance of ...
... writes : Heaven and earth have been moved to establish the true text , to interpret a now forgotten phrase or track down an obscure allusion ; but of the larger meaning , the conception of a character , and the scope and significance of ...
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... write " The Merchant of XVenice ' ( in 1594 , anti - semitism was in fashion . Marlowe had exploited it four years ... writes : The execution of Lopez , while it gratified the Jew - baiters , seems to have provoked indignation and even ...
... write " The Merchant of XVenice ' ( in 1594 , anti - semitism was in fashion . Marlowe had exploited it four years ... writes : The execution of Lopez , while it gratified the Jew - baiters , seems to have provoked indignation and even ...
Contents
Aaron and Iago | 25 |
Richard III Macbeth and Lady Macbeth | 47 |
Angelo and Shylock | 69 |
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