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... curses in the play . She herself is first prompted by Richard's reminder of his father's curse denounced against Margaret at the time of his death ( 1.iii.173-95 ) . If ' York's dread curse prevail [ ed ] so much with heaven ' , then ...
... curses in the play . She herself is first prompted by Richard's reminder of his father's curse denounced against Margaret at the time of his death ( 1.iii.173-95 ) . If ' York's dread curse prevail [ ed ] so much with heaven ' , then ...
Page 60
... curse : " Tomorrow in the battle think on me , / And fall thy edgeless sword ; despair and die ! ( v.iii . 163–4 ) . There are no other comparable repetitions in the string of curses . 15 What would seem to have happened is that ...
... curse : " Tomorrow in the battle think on me , / And fall thy edgeless sword ; despair and die ! ( v.iii . 163–4 ) . There are no other comparable repetitions in the string of curses . 15 What would seem to have happened is that ...
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... curse him . He is included , however , in the general curse on Elizabeth's children ( ' Long mayst thou live to wail thy children's death ' , 1.203 ) , as Elizabeth remembers in Iv.i.43-6 . It is from this curse that he escapes . 12 ...
... curse him . He is included , however , in the general curse on Elizabeth's children ( ' Long mayst thou live to wail thy children's death ' , 1.203 ) , as Elizabeth remembers in Iv.i.43-6 . It is from this curse that he escapes . 12 ...
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The Whole Contention One Play into | 19 |
Treachery and Dissension Two Plays into | 38 |
Plots and Prophecies | 59 |
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