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... Heis highly inventivein comic situations and motives. Itwillbe hardly possible to show whence he hastaken anyofthem; whereas, intheserious part of hisdrama,he has generally laidhold of something already known.His comiccharacters are ...
... Heis highly inventivein comic situations and motives. Itwillbe hardly possible to show whence he hastaken anyofthem; whereas, intheserious part of hisdrama,he has generally laidhold of something already known.His comiccharacters are ...
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... Heis'your only tragedymaker'.His plays havethe forceof things upon the mind. What herepresents is broughthome to the bosomas a part of our experience, implanted in thememoryas ifwe had known the places, persons, and thingsof which he ...
... Heis'your only tragedymaker'.His plays havethe forceof things upon the mind. What herepresents is broughthome to the bosomas a part of our experience, implanted in thememoryas ifwe had known the places, persons, and thingsof which he ...
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... heis 'himself again'.Macbeth resolves togetrid of Macduff, that'he maysleep in spiteofthunder'; and cheers hiswife on the doubtful intelligence of Banquo's takingoff withthe encouragement—'Then bethou jocund: ere the bathas flown his ...
... heis 'himself again'.Macbeth resolves togetrid of Macduff, that'he maysleep in spiteofthunder'; and cheers hiswife on the doubtful intelligence of Banquo's takingoff withthe encouragement—'Then bethou jocund: ere the bathas flown his ...
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... Heis never gay but inthe prospect or in the success ofhis villanies; Macbeth isfull ofhorrorat the thoughts ofthemurder of Duncan, whichhe is with difficulty prevailed on to commit, and of remorseafterits perpetration. Richard has no ...
... Heis never gay but inthe prospect or in the success ofhis villanies; Macbeth isfull ofhorrorat the thoughts ofthemurder of Duncan, whichhe is with difficulty prevailed on to commit, and of remorseafterits perpetration. Richard has no ...
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... heis full of amazement andfear;and stands in doubt betweenthe world of reality andtheworldof fancy. Hesees sightsnot shown to mortal eye, and hearsunearthly music. Allis tumultand disorder within and without his mind;his purposes recoil ...
... heis full of amazement andfear;and stands in doubt betweenthe world of reality andtheworldof fancy. Hesees sightsnot shown to mortal eye, and hearsunearthly music. Allis tumultand disorder within and without his mind;his purposes recoil ...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays: & Lectures on the English Poets William Hazlitt No preview available - 2015 |
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