Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 229 pages |
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... strike twice on the same place . An ancient rhetorician delivered a caution against dwelling too long on the excitation of pity ; for nothing , he said , dries so soon as tears ; and Shakspeare acted conformably to this ingenious maxim ...
... strike twice on the same place . An ancient rhetorician delivered a caution against dwelling too long on the excitation of pity ; for nothing , he said , dries so soon as tears ; and Shakspeare acted conformably to this ingenious maxim ...
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... striking parts of the story are thrown into the form of a dialogue , and the intermediate circumstances are ex- plained by the different speakers , as occasion renders it neces- sary . The action is less concentrated in consequence ...
... striking parts of the story are thrown into the form of a dialogue , and the intermediate circumstances are ex- plained by the different speakers , as occasion renders it neces- sary . The action is less concentrated in consequence ...
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... striking means . The pathos in CYMBELINE is not violent or tragical , but of the most pleasing and amiable kind . A certain tender gloom over- spreads the whole . Posthumus is the ostensible hero of the piece , but its greatest charm is ...
... striking means . The pathos in CYMBELINE is not violent or tragical , but of the most pleasing and amiable kind . A certain tender gloom over- spreads the whole . Posthumus is the ostensible hero of the piece , but its greatest charm is ...
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... striking and powerful contrasts in which Shakspeare abounds could not escape observation ; but the use he makes of the principle of analogy to reconcile the greatest diversities of character , and to maintain a continuity of feeling ...
... striking and powerful contrasts in which Shakspeare abounds could not escape observation ; but the use he makes of the principle of analogy to reconcile the greatest diversities of character , and to maintain a continuity of feeling ...
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... striking of any . The wildness of the scenery , the sudden shifting of the situa- tions and characters , the bustle , the expectations excited , are equally extraordinary . From the first entrance of the Witches and the description of ...
... striking of any . The wildness of the scenery , the sudden shifting of the situa- tions and characters , the bustle , the expectations excited , are equally extraordinary . From the first entrance of the Witches and the description of ...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays: & Lectures on the English Poets William Hazlitt No preview available - 2015 |
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