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... hero , as in King Lear , creating the disorder ) , with a final order established by the hero's death , either as a sacrifice or as a quali- fication for order to be established . Also in tragedy the progression often is toward a state ...
... hero , as in King Lear , creating the disorder ) , with a final order established by the hero's death , either as a sacrifice or as a quali- fication for order to be established . Also in tragedy the progression often is toward a state ...
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... hero commits as much through misunderstanding as through pride or violence . The hero may be hard - pressed ; he may be deceived ; but he is responsible because he can think and choose , because he is a man . " The devil made me do it ...
... hero commits as much through misunderstanding as through pride or violence . The hero may be hard - pressed ; he may be deceived ; but he is responsible because he can think and choose , because he is a man . " The devil made me do it ...
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... hero's limitation but his stature , Frye says that because the heroic is above the normal limits of experience , it ... hero if he is big enough to anger or frighten the gods . Man may be infinite if he is infinite only in his evil ...
... hero's limitation but his stature , Frye says that because the heroic is above the normal limits of experience , it ... hero if he is big enough to anger or frighten the gods . Man may be infinite if he is infinite only in his evil ...
Contents
THE IDEA OF SHAKESPEARE | 3 |
CRITICAL APPROACHES TO SHAKESPEARE | 11 |
FACT FROM FANTASY | 17 |
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