King LearPenguin UK, 2005 M04 7 - 368 pages 'The most perfect specimen of the dramatic art existing in the world' Percy Bysshe Shelley |
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... Wit of 1592, parodies a line from Henry VI, Part III, implying that Shakespeare was already an established playwright. It seems likely that at some unknown point after the birth of his twins he joined a theatre company and gained ...
... Wit of 1592, parodies a line from Henry VI, Part III, implying that Shakespeare was already an established playwright. It seems likely that at some unknown point after the birth of his twins he joined a theatre company and gained ...
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... wit and humour, his lyricism, his mastery of language, his ability to excite, surprise, move and, in the widest sense of the word, entertain audiences. He is the greatest of poets, but he is essentially a dramatic poet. Though his plays ...
... wit and humour, his lyricism, his mastery of language, his ability to excite, surprise, move and, in the widest sense of the word, entertain audiences. He is the greatest of poets, but he is essentially a dramatic poet. Though his plays ...
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... wits begin to turn' (III.2.67) and the cold begins to bite, he shows concern for the Fool's discomfort instead of his own, and ushers him into the hovel ahead of himself. Before he follows, however, Lear pauses to deliver this heartfelt ...
... wits begin to turn' (III.2.67) and the cold begins to bite, he shows concern for the Fool's discomfort instead of his own, and ushers him into the hovel ahead of himself. Before he follows, however, Lear pauses to deliver this heartfelt ...
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