Shakespearean CriticismCengage Gale, 1999 - 420 pages Presents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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Page 193
... Goneril's entrance , the Fool proceeds to label Kent , Lear , Goneril and Regan , and himself fools , and introduces an ironic tone . First , he proffers Kent his coxcomb , insisting he needs to hire him , too , and that if Kent chooses ...
... Goneril's entrance , the Fool proceeds to label Kent , Lear , Goneril and Regan , and himself fools , and introduces an ironic tone . First , he proffers Kent his coxcomb , insisting he needs to hire him , too , and that if Kent chooses ...
Page 195
... Goneril and Regan have lied in their protestations of love , that they will scourge those who tell the truth . At that moment Goneril - one of the " parings " -arrives and jolts Lear into the recognition that all is not well in the ...
... Goneril and Regan have lied in their protestations of love , that they will scourge those who tell the truth . At that moment Goneril - one of the " parings " -arrives and jolts Lear into the recognition that all is not well in the ...
Page 201
... Goneril ; Lear insists she cannot deny it . The Fool's reply , " Cry you mercy , I took you [ Goneril ] for a joint stool " ( III.vi.54-55 ) reaches the height of trag- edy and depth of comedy in a single stroke . The more intense the ...
... Goneril ; Lear insists she cannot deny it . The Fool's reply , " Cry you mercy , I took you [ Goneril ] for a joint stool " ( III.vi.54-55 ) reaches the height of trag- edy and depth of comedy in a single stroke . The more intense the ...
Contents
Shakespeares Clowns and Fools | 1 |
As You Like | 87 |
King Lear | 176 |
Copyright | |
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