Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of WindsorC. Bathurst, 1773 |
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... should form his ex- pectations of human affairs from the play , or from the tale , would be equally deceived . Shakespeare has no heroes ; his scenes are occupied only by men , who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should ...
... should form his ex- pectations of human affairs from the play , or from the tale , would be equally deceived . Shakespeare has no heroes ; his scenes are occupied only by men , who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should ...
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... should play the buffoon ; and Voltaire perhaps thinks de- cency violated when the Danish ufurper is represented as a drunkard , But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and if he preserves the essential character ...
... should play the buffoon ; and Voltaire perhaps thinks de- cency violated when the Danish ufurper is represented as a drunkard , But Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident ; and if he preserves the essential character ...
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... should therefore always be rapid , and enlivened by frequent interruption . Shakespeare found it an encumbrance , and instead of lightening it by brevity , endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and splendor . His declamations or set ...
... should therefore always be rapid , and enlivened by frequent interruption . Shakespeare found it an encumbrance , and instead of lightening it by brevity , endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and splendor . His declamations or set ...
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... should count the clock , or why an hour should not be a century in that calenture of the brains that can make the stage a field . The truth is , that the spectators are always in their senses , and know , from the first act to the laft ...
... should count the clock , or why an hour should not be a century in that calenture of the brains that can make the stage a field . The truth is , that the spectators are always in their senses , and know , from the first act to the laft ...
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... should in another loath or defpife . If we endured without praising , respect for the father of our drama might excuse us ; but I have seen , in the book of fome modern critick , a collection of anomalies , which thew that he has ...
... should in another loath or defpife . If we endured without praising , respect for the father of our drama might excuse us ; but I have seen , in the book of fome modern critick , a collection of anomalies , which thew that he has ...
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