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Page 32
... authority granted to dying men , and his stoicism in the face of death may have regained for him sympathy lost in his role as executioner of the House of York . Moreover , his is not the only criticism of Henry's lack of firmness . But ...
... authority granted to dying men , and his stoicism in the face of death may have regained for him sympathy lost in his role as executioner of the House of York . Moreover , his is not the only criticism of Henry's lack of firmness . But ...
Page 135
... authority , vice and mercy . Angelo's treachery in bringing forward Claudio's execution instead of pardoning him , and Barnardine's reprobate refusal to lay his head on the block , put the Duke to some intricate shifts to bring about ...
... authority , vice and mercy . Angelo's treachery in bringing forward Claudio's execution instead of pardoning him , and Barnardine's reprobate refusal to lay his head on the block , put the Duke to some intricate shifts to bring about ...
Page 142
... authority of commentators , whereas here I am claiming such authority for Thersites on opposite grounds . I think the play justifies this switch . It calls on our latent bitterness and cynicism , so that we assent , in witnessing it ...
... authority of commentators , whereas here I am claiming such authority for Thersites on opposite grounds . I think the play justifies this switch . It calls on our latent bitterness and cynicism , so that we assent , in witnessing it ...
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