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... Marcus brings Lavinia to her father . Even in her distress , she weeps for her brothers , who have been arrested on a murder charge ; but Marcus shows surprising objectivity : Perchance she weeps because they kill'd her husband ...
... Marcus brings Lavinia to her father . Even in her distress , she weeps for her brothers , who have been arrested on a murder charge ; but Marcus shows surprising objectivity : Perchance she weeps because they kill'd her husband ...
Page 57
... Marcus on Lavinia to make her the object of even greater pity . And hence Marcus ' move from advising patience to supporting revenge : if we have shared his attitude up to this point , the dramatist may reason- ably hope that we will go ...
... Marcus on Lavinia to make her the object of even greater pity . And hence Marcus ' move from advising patience to supporting revenge : if we have shared his attitude up to this point , the dramatist may reason- ably hope that we will go ...
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... Marcus takes the lead in the pity , and Lucius in the punishment . Marcus has , all told , a special function in relation to Shakespeare's audience , but it is not so much commentator as emotional director . The moral to be drawn from ...
... Marcus takes the lead in the pity , and Lucius in the punishment . Marcus has , all told , a special function in relation to Shakespeare's audience , but it is not so much commentator as emotional director . The moral to be drawn from ...
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