Shakespearean CriticismCengage Gale, 2003 - 464 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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... Henry's scruples actually came from within , a point that will be discussed in more detail below . As II.ii proceeds , Henry's virtue shows further in the manner in which he continues to express his concern for Katherine by mak- ing ...
... Henry's scruples actually came from within , a point that will be discussed in more detail below . As II.ii proceeds , Henry's virtue shows further in the manner in which he continues to express his concern for Katherine by mak- ing ...
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... Henry defines the real political world the play depicts , whose insecurity makes Anne fearful " To think what follows " her rise in the royal favor ( II.iii.104 ) . Great figures rise and fall ac- cording to Henry's desires : Buckingham ...
... Henry defines the real political world the play depicts , whose insecurity makes Anne fearful " To think what follows " her rise in the royal favor ( II.iii.104 ) . Great figures rise and fall ac- cording to Henry's desires : Buckingham ...
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... Henry to achieve his ends while disguising his interest . After Henry's private determination that Buckingham is guilty , he is called to a state trial before the peers , with all the legal apparatus : " examinations , proofs ...
... Henry to achieve his ends while disguising his interest . After Henry's private determination that Buckingham is guilty , he is called to a state trial before the peers , with all the legal apparatus : " examinations , proofs ...
Contents
The Jealousy of Leontes | 156 |
Further Reading | 174 |
Character Studies | 189 |
Copyright | |
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