Tragic Instance: The Sequence of Shakespeare's TragediesUniversity of Delaware Press, 1999 - 228 pages "Tragic Instance follows Shakespeare's progress through his tragedies. The book accepts Kenneth Muir's prescription, "There is no such thing as Shakespearian Tragedy: there are only Shakespearian tragedies." Accordingly, each of the tragedies, from Titus Andronicus to Coriolanus, is studied in order of composition. Richard III and Richard II are included because each is described as "tragedy" on the title page. No larger unity is seen. The play is everything that is the case."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 101
... scene ( 5.2 ) . Since Hamlet's drive toward significant action takes the mode of duellist and fighter , we can note that the metaphor of fighting virtually opens the scene . There is much imagery of war throughout the play , now much ...
... scene ( 5.2 ) . Since Hamlet's drive toward significant action takes the mode of duellist and fighter , we can note that the metaphor of fighting virtually opens the scene . There is much imagery of war throughout the play , now much ...
Page 148
... scene as written , it takes only three hot- heads and a crowd of innocent bystanders to make a catastrophe . The impressions we receive , and are meant to receive , of the ca- tastrophe are subtly at odds with the judgments we arrive at ...
... scene as written , it takes only three hot- heads and a crowd of innocent bystanders to make a catastrophe . The impressions we receive , and are meant to receive , of the ca- tastrophe are subtly at odds with the judgments we arrive at ...
Page 174
... scene ( 2.2 ) by deferring to ( even as he apparently chal- lenges ) Antony's sense of role . This role is not ... scene or passage and say : " this is the real Cleopatra . " The real Cleopatra is there all the time , in every scene ...
... scene ( 2.2 ) by deferring to ( even as he apparently chal- lenges ) Antony's sense of role . This role is not ... scene or passage and say : " this is the real Cleopatra . " The real Cleopatra is there all the time , in every scene ...
Contents
Nationhood and Identity | 9 |
Timon of Athens | 164 |
RolePlayer Actress Actor | 172 |
Copyright | |
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