Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 54Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 305
... Launce's " wit " to suspect Proteus is not that friendship is for fools but that some good men are often too trusting . Not being gentlemen , Launce and Speed are not subject to , aware of , or therefore likely to be tempted to exagger ...
... Launce's " wit " to suspect Proteus is not that friendship is for fools but that some good men are often too trusting . Not being gentlemen , Launce and Speed are not subject to , aware of , or therefore likely to be tempted to exagger ...
Page 319
... Launce and Speed in 2.5 are merely performing a comic variation of the exchange in the previous scene where Proteus , just arrived at court , plunges into the entanglement that involves them all in betrayals . Valentine greets him ...
... Launce and Speed in 2.5 are merely performing a comic variation of the exchange in the previous scene where Proteus , just arrived at court , plunges into the entanglement that involves them all in betrayals . Valentine greets him ...
Page 342
... Launce that he can read , he itemizes the virtues of Launce's love - a milkmaid who can milk , brew , sew , knit , wash , scour , spin , and above all who is " slow in words " ( III , i ) . The entire scene , with its practical view of ...
... Launce that he can read , he itemizes the virtues of Launce's love - a milkmaid who can milk , brew , sew , knit , wash , scour , spin , and above all who is " slow in words " ( III , i ) . The entire scene , with its practical view of ...
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The Comedy of Errors | 136 |
Loves Labours Lost | 225 |
The Two Gentlemen of Verona | 295 |
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