Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 229 pages |
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Page 16
... character in the fluctuations of fortune or the storm of passion , than Macbeth in himself would have lost the identity of his person . The genius of Shakspeare was as much shown in the subtlety and nice discrimination , as in 16 MACBETH .
... character in the fluctuations of fortune or the storm of passion , than Macbeth in himself would have lost the identity of his person . The genius of Shakspeare was as much shown in the subtlety and nice discrimination , as in 16 MACBETH .
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... fortune , and is baffled with preternatural riddles . The agitation of his mind resem- bles the rolling of the sea in a storm , or he is like a lion in the toils - fierce , impetuous , and ungovernable . Richard , in the busy turbulence ...
... fortune , and is baffled with preternatural riddles . The agitation of his mind resem- bles the rolling of the sea in a storm , or he is like a lion in the toils - fierce , impetuous , and ungovernable . Richard , in the busy turbulence ...
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... fortunes consecrates . " The lady protests so much herself , and she is as good as her word . The truth of conception , with which timidity and boldness are united in the same character , is marvellous . The extravagance of her reso ...
... fortunes consecrates . " The lady protests so much herself , and she is as good as her word . The truth of conception , with which timidity and boldness are united in the same character , is marvellous . The extravagance of her reso ...
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... fortune does the thick lips owe , If he can carry ' t thus ! IAGO . Call up her father : Rouse him ( Othello ) , make after him , poison his delight , Proclaim him in the streets , incense her kinsmen : And though he in a fertile ...
... fortune does the thick lips owe , If he can carry ' t thus ! IAGO . Call up her father : Rouse him ( Othello ) , make after him , poison his delight , Proclaim him in the streets , incense her kinsmen : And though he in a fertile ...
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... fortune , and his naked exposure in a wild forest digging roots from the earth for his sustenance , with a lofty spirit of self- denial , and bitter scorn cf the world , which raise him higher in our esteem than the dazzling gloss of ...
... fortune , and his naked exposure in a wild forest digging roots from the earth for his sustenance , with a lofty spirit of self- denial , and bitter scorn cf the world , which raise him higher in our esteem than the dazzling gloss of ...
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