Coming of Age in ShakespeareMethuen, 1981 - 248 pages **** Reprint of the 1981 edition (which is cited in BCL3). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 81
... speaking fails . ( II . ii . 40—1 ) Not to speak , then , may be appropriate for a newborn child ; for an adult , however , it is a different matter . Thersites describes the vaunting Ajax as one who is ' grown . languageless , a ...
... speaking fails . ( II . ii . 40—1 ) Not to speak , then , may be appropriate for a newborn child ; for an adult , however , it is a different matter . Thersites describes the vaunting Ajax as one who is ' grown . languageless , a ...
Page 87
... speak our language , ' tis our will / That some plain man recount their purposes ' ( v . ii . 176–7 ) . A ' plain man ' here is someone who is trustworthy and direct , easy both to understand and to believe . Wittily , Rosaline chooses ...
... speak our language , ' tis our will / That some plain man recount their purposes ' ( v . ii . 176–7 ) . A ' plain man ' here is someone who is trustworthy and direct , easy both to understand and to believe . Wittily , Rosaline chooses ...
Page 223
... speak to men in the presence of the prioress , and even then , ' if you speak , you must not show your face , / Or , if you show your face , you must not speak ' ( 1. iv . 12-13 ) . Instead of taking the veil , however , Isabella learns ...
... speak to men in the presence of the prioress , and even then , ' if you speak , you must not show your face , / Or , if you show your face , you must not speak ' ( 1. iv . 12-13 ) . Instead of taking the veil , however , Isabella learns ...
Contents
SEPARATION AND INDIVIDUATION | 30 |
NOMINATION AND ELECTION | 52 |
PLAIN SPEAKING | 80 |
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