Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 9Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 261
... Faulconbridge , who speaks in this play , if not for Shakespeare himself , at least for the minimum of sanity ... Faulconbridge , it looks itself straight in the face and accepts itself without illusion . Shake- speare prefers it that ...
... Faulconbridge , who speaks in this play , if not for Shakespeare himself , at least for the minimum of sanity ... Faulconbridge , it looks itself straight in the face and accepts itself without illusion . Shake- speare prefers it that ...
Page 266
... Faulconbridge is considered as a mere provider of comic relief ( at best a poor substitute for the lack of a central figure ) , or as the personi- fication of a chorus ( and consequently outside the structure of the play ) . The latter ...
... Faulconbridge is considered as a mere provider of comic relief ( at best a poor substitute for the lack of a central figure ) , or as the personi- fication of a chorus ( and consequently outside the structure of the play ) . The latter ...
Page 272
... Faulconbridge , she contends , is not the play's hero , nor even a major character . ] Critics and editors have conceded , almost unanimously , that King John in Shakespeare's play of that name is a failure as either a hero or a villain ...
... Faulconbridge , she contends , is not the play's hero , nor even a major character . ] Critics and editors have conceded , almost unanimously , that King John in Shakespeare's play of that name is a failure as either a hero or a villain ...
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King John | 204 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 310 |
The Two Noble Kinsmen | 439 |
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