Comedies: Two gentlemen of Verona. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Much ado about nothing. Love labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Midsummer night's dream. Measure for measure. The tempest. All's well that ends well. Winter's taleHarper & brothers, 1847 |
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Page 5
... play is full of undeniable marks of the author , in its strong resemblance in taste and style to his earlier plays and poems , as well as in the indications it gives of the author's future power of original humour and vivid delineation ...
... play is full of undeniable marks of the author , in its strong resemblance in taste and style to his earlier plays and poems , as well as in the indications it gives of the author's future power of original humour and vivid delineation ...
Page 6
... play is " the hastening too abruptly , and without preparation , to the dénouement , which shows that it was one of Shakespeare's very early performances . " This , however , appears to be rather the want of dramatic skill , to be ...
... play is " the hastening too abruptly , and without preparation , to the dénouement , which shows that it was one of Shakespeare's very early performances . " This , however , appears to be rather the want of dramatic skill , to be ...
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... plays . Host . Ay ; but peace ! let's hear ' em . SONG . Who is Silvia ? what is she , That all our swains commend her ... play but one thing . But , Host , doth this sir Proteus , that we talk on , Often resort unto this gentlewoman ...
... plays . Host . Ay ; but peace ! let's hear ' em . SONG . Who is Silvia ? what is she , That all our swains commend her ... play but one thing . But , Host , doth this sir Proteus , that we talk on , Often resort unto this gentlewoman ...
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... play'd , Our youth got me to play the woman's part , And I was trimm'd in madam Julia's gown , Which served me as fit , by all men's judgments , As if the garment had been made for me : Therefore , I know she is about my height . And at ...
... play'd , Our youth got me to play the woman's part , And I was trimm'd in madam Julia's gown , Which served me as fit , by all men's judgments , As if the garment had been made for me : Therefore , I know she is about my height . And at ...
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... play- fully , to his " ladye love , " Knight rejects the slang meaning , and intimates , on the authority of Horne Tooke's definition of lace , " to catch , to hold , " that the phrase here means " a caught sheep . " Proteus , how- ever ...
... play- fully , to his " ladye love , " Knight rejects the slang meaning , and intimates , on the authority of Horne Tooke's definition of lace , " to catch , to hold , " that the phrase here means " a caught sheep . " Proteus , how- ever ...
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Angelo Beat Benedick better Biron Boyet brother Caliban character Claud Claudio Collier comedy COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairy father fear folio fool Ford gentle gentleman GENTLEMEN OF VERONA give grace hand hath hear heart heaven honour humour husband Isab Kate Kath King knave lady Launce Leon Leonato look lord LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Lucio madam maid Malvolio marry master master doctor means MEASURE FOR MEASURE MERCHANT OF VENICE merry mistress never night old copies Pedro play Poet Pompey pr'ythee pray Proteus quarto Rosalind SCENE sense Shakespeare Shylock signior speak swear sweet tell thee there's Theseus thine thing thou art thou hast thought Thurio tongue true TWELFTH NIGHT wife woman word