The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare ...Collins & Hannay, 1821 |
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... better understanding his book ; and though the works of Mr. Shakespeare may seem to many not to want a comment , yet I fancy some lit- tle account of the man himself may not be thought impro- per to go along with them . He was the son ...
... better understanding his book ; and though the works of Mr. Shakespeare may seem to many not to want a comment , yet I fancy some lit- tle account of the man himself may not be thought impro- per to go along with them . He was the son ...
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... better pleased with those thoughts , altogether new and uncommon , which his own imagination supplied him so abundantly with , than if he had given us the most beautiful passages out of the Greek and Latin poets , and that in the most ...
... better pleased with those thoughts , altogether new and uncommon , which his own imagination supplied him so abundantly with , than if he had given us the most beautiful passages out of the Greek and Latin poets , and that in the most ...
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... better credit than some blunder of an actor in speaking that verse near the beginning of the third act : - Know , Cæsar doth not wrong ; nor without cause Will he be satisfied.- But the verse , as cited by Ben Jonson , does not connect ...
... better credit than some blunder of an actor in speaking that verse near the beginning of the third act : - Know , Cæsar doth not wrong ; nor without cause Will he be satisfied.- But the verse , as cited by Ben Jonson , does not connect ...
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... better pleased with it than with an exact tragedy . The Merry Wives of Windsor , The Comedy of Errors , and The Taming of the Shrew , are all pure comedy ; the rest , however they are called , have something of both kinds . It is not ...
... better pleased with it than with an exact tragedy . The Merry Wives of Windsor , The Comedy of Errors , and The Taming of the Shrew , are all pure comedy ; the rest , however they are called , have something of both kinds . It is not ...
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... better in raising terror in the minds of an audience than Shakespeare has done . The whole tragedy of Macbeth , but more especially the scene where the king is murdered , in the second act , as well as this play , is a noble proof of ...
... better in raising terror in the minds of an audience than Shakespeare has done . The whole tragedy of Macbeth , but more especially the scene where the king is murdered , in the second act , as well as this play , is a noble proof of ...
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Angelo Ansaldo Antonio ARIEL Bass Bassanio Ben Jonson better brother Caius Caliban Claudio Clown comedy COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio ducats Duke Enter Ephesus Escal Exeunt Exit eyes fair Falstaff father fool Ford friar gentle gentleman Giannetto give grace hath hear heart heaven Herne the hunter hither honour Host husband Isab JOHNSON lady Laun look lord Lucio madam maid marry master Brook master doctor MEASURE FOR MEASURE Merchant of Venice Mira mistress never Orla Orlando play poet Pompey pr'ythee pray Prospero Proteus Prov Quic Rosalind SCENE Shakespeare Shal shalt Shylock Silvia Slen speak Speed STEEVENS swear sweet tell thee there's thing thou art thou hast Thurio Trin true unto Valentine WARBURTON wife woman word