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... occasion such a fall . With his innate spirit of Richard he would struggle with his fate to the last moment of ebbing life . But on the whole the performance was the most perfect of any thing that has been witnessed since the days of ...
... occasion such a fall . With his innate spirit of Richard he would struggle with his fate to the last moment of ebbing life . But on the whole the performance was the most perfect of any thing that has been witnessed since the days of ...
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... occasion , when he has no time to reflect , as in the scene where he kills Polonius , and where he alters the letters which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take with them . At other times , he remains puzzled , unde- 1 An allusion to ...
... occasion , when he has no time to reflect , as in the scene where he kills Polonius , and where he alters the letters which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern take with them . At other times , he remains puzzled , unde- 1 An allusion to ...
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... occasion is lost , and always finds some reason to relapse into indolence and thoughtfulness again . For this reason he refuses to kill the King when he is at his prayers , and by a refinement in malice , which is only an excuse for his ...
... occasion is lost , and always finds some reason to relapse into indolence and thoughtfulness again . For this reason he refuses to kill the King when he is at his prayers , and by a refinement in malice , which is only an excuse for his ...
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... occasion . In particular , the scene with Laertes , where he leaps into the grave , and utters the ex- clamation , This is I , Hamlet the Dane , " had not the tumultuous and overpowering effect we expected from it . To point out the ...
... occasion . In particular , the scene with Laertes , where he leaps into the grave , and utters the ex- clamation , This is I , Hamlet the Dane , " had not the tumultuous and overpowering effect we expected from it . To point out the ...
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... occasions , had more point and emphasis than the sense or character required . " The rest of the play was by no means judiciously cast ; indeed , almost every individual appeared to be out of his proper place . 1 An allusion to Othello ...
... occasions , had more point and emphasis than the sense or character required . " The rest of the play was by no means judiciously cast ; indeed , almost every individual appeared to be out of his proper place . 1 An allusion to Othello ...
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