King LearCommercial Press, 1922 - 385 pages |
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... very vagueness of time and place fitly deepens the impression that we are beholding in very truth a play of universal human passion and of universal human interest . SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY Lear , King of Ancient Britain vi KING LEAR.
... very vagueness of time and place fitly deepens the impression that we are beholding in very truth a play of universal human passion and of universal human interest . SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY Lear , King of Ancient Britain vi KING LEAR.
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William Shakespeare. Kent is a devoted subject whose loyalty is a personal passion , and whose fineness of character leads him to fineness in courtesy to others . He notices the young man who , at a respectful distance , has followed ...
William Shakespeare. Kent is a devoted subject whose loyalty is a personal passion , and whose fineness of character leads him to fineness in courtesy to others . He notices the young man who , at a respectful distance , has followed ...
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... passion , is perhaps the more emotionally sensitive to these wanton insults . The nature of the insults shows what he must have had to suffer through all the years of his youth . A child of lawless passion , he has inherited tendencies ...
... passion , is perhaps the more emotionally sensitive to these wanton insults . The nature of the insults shows what he must have had to suffer through all the years of his youth . A child of lawless passion , he has inherited tendencies ...
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... Goneril , 55 51. both : by Shakespeare not infrequently used with more than two nouns . 55. nature : natural affection . with merit challenge : rightfully claim . Lear is an impulsive Celt whose every passion , whether 10 Act L KING LEAR.
... Goneril , 55 51. both : by Shakespeare not infrequently used with more than two nouns . 55. nature : natural affection . with merit challenge : rightfully claim . Lear is an impulsive Celt whose every passion , whether 10 Act L KING LEAR.
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William Shakespeare. Lear is an impulsive Celt whose every passion , whether of love or hate , expresses itself violently . Violent in the expression of his own emotion , he demands a similar violence in the emotions of others . There is ...
William Shakespeare. Lear is an impulsive Celt whose every passion , whether of love or hate , expresses itself violently . Violent in the expression of his own emotion , he demands a similar violence in the emotions of others . There is ...
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