Shakespearean CriticismPresents 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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... expresses the Father's denied desire for both money and his daughter , equated with each other . The Father has also associated money with the relation between Antonio and Bassanio . An- tonio's denied desires for Bassanio being ...
... expresses the Father's denied desire for both money and his daughter , equated with each other . The Father has also associated money with the relation between Antonio and Bassanio . An- tonio's denied desires for Bassanio being ...
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... expresses is for himself . He is in fact confusing his wife's situation and his own . Nothing could show more clearly that the tie with her is still not severed . To be sure , the second speech seems dry and impersonal , but its tone is ...
... expresses is for himself . He is in fact confusing his wife's situation and his own . Nothing could show more clearly that the tie with her is still not severed . To be sure , the second speech seems dry and impersonal , but its tone is ...
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... expresses the character of the person , or as a single character is defined by his or her actions and language , so the action that arises from a relationship characterizes that relationship . The action of the play , the planning ...
... expresses the character of the person , or as a single character is defined by his or her actions and language , so the action that arises from a relationship characterizes that relationship . The action of the play , the planning ...
Contents
Dreams in Shakespeare | 1 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 84 |
The Winters Tale | 295 |
Copyright | |
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