The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 11Macmillan and Company, limited, 1903 |
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Page 208
... Falstaff in " Henry IV . " that she commanded Shakespeare to continue the story and show Falstaff in love . " I knew very well , " wrote Dennis , by way of introducing an adaptation of the play in 1702 , " that it had pleas'd one of the ...
... Falstaff in " Henry IV . " that she commanded Shakespeare to continue the story and show Falstaff in love . " I knew very well , " wrote Dennis , by way of introducing an adaptation of the play in 1702 , " that it had pleas'd one of the ...
Page 209
... with the English life of his own time which Shakespeare wrote , and it undoubtedly reproduces con- ditions , manners , and habits which he had known at first hand in Stratford . Falstaff shows a great decline P 209 The Comedies.
... with the English life of his own time which Shakespeare wrote , and it undoubtedly reproduces con- ditions , manners , and habits which he had known at first hand in Stratford . Falstaff shows a great decline P 209 The Comedies.
Page 210
... Falstaff was suggested to Shakespeare by Elizabeth rather than forced upon him by the expansive vitality of the char- acter . As a whole , the play shows breadth of charac- terization and genuine humour , while Windsor and the country ...
... Falstaff was suggested to Shakespeare by Elizabeth rather than forced upon him by the expansive vitality of the char- acter . As a whole , the play shows breadth of charac- terization and genuine humour , while Windsor and the country ...
Page 217
... Falstaff , Shylock , Hotspur , and Dogberry . If he had died in 1600 , his place would have been secure . His reputa- tion was firmly established , and he had won the hearts of his contemporaries by the charm of his nature no less than ...
... Falstaff , Shylock , Hotspur , and Dogberry . If he had died in 1600 , his place would have been secure . His reputa- tion was firmly established , and he had won the hearts of his contemporaries by the charm of his nature no less than ...
Page 331
... Falstaff , 187- 189 , 210 ; Shylock , 200-202 ; Jaques , 214 ; Hamlet , 245-249 ; Helena , 251 , 252 ; Othello , 322 ; Macbeth , 262-265 ; Lear , 267 , 268 ; Timon , 269 ; Coriolanus , 274 . " Angelo , Michael , alluded to , 153 ...
... Falstaff , 187- 189 , 210 ; Shylock , 200-202 ; Jaques , 214 ; Hamlet , 245-249 ; Helena , 251 , 252 ; Othello , 322 ; Macbeth , 262-265 ; Lear , 267 , 268 ; Timon , 269 ; Coriolanus , 274 . " Angelo , Michael , alluded to , 153 ...
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