Othello ; King Lear ; All's well that ends well ; MacbethCurrent Literature Publishing Company, 1909 |
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... Perhaps Shakespeare learned the true story of his Othello from some of the distinguished Vene- tians in England ; " Cinthio's novel would never have suf- ficed him for his Othello " ( vide Furness , pp . 372-389 ) . Knowing , however ...
... Perhaps Shakespeare learned the true story of his Othello from some of the distinguished Vene- tians in England ; " Cinthio's novel would never have suf- ficed him for his Othello " ( vide Furness , pp . 372-389 ) . Knowing , however ...
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... perhaps the greatest work in the world . ” 3 " The most pathetic of human compositions . " 4 DURATION OF ACTION The action seems to cover three days : -Act I — one day ; interval for voyage ; Act II - one day ; Acts III , IV , V- one ...
... perhaps the greatest work in the world . ” 3 " The most pathetic of human compositions . " 4 DURATION OF ACTION The action seems to cover three days : -Act I — one day ; interval for voyage ; Act II - one day ; Acts III , IV , V- one ...
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... of Cinthio's . tale with the tragedy built upon it will show the measure of the Poet's judgment better , perhaps , than could be done by an entirely original performance . For , wherever he xviii Introduction OTHELLO.
... of Cinthio's . tale with the tragedy built upon it will show the measure of the Poet's judgment better , perhaps , than could be done by an entirely original performance . For , wherever he xviii Introduction OTHELLO.
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... perhaps it may be safely affirmed of these four tragedies , that the most com- petent readers will always like that best which they read last . Dr. Johnson winds up his excellent remarks on this trag- edy as follows : " Had the scene ...
... perhaps it may be safely affirmed of these four tragedies , that the most com- petent readers will always like that best which they read last . Dr. Johnson winds up his excellent remarks on this trag- edy as follows : " Had the scene ...
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... perhaps the very highest instance of this is in the opening of Othello . The play begins strictly at the beginning , and goes regularly forward , instead of beginning in the mid- dle , as Johnson would have it , and then going both ways ...
... perhaps the very highest instance of this is in the opening of Othello . The play begins strictly at the beginning , and goes regularly forward , instead of beginning in the mid- dle , as Johnson would have it , and then going both ways ...
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