The Olive and the Sword: A Study of England's Shakespeare |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 16
Page 1
... ordinances are tainted with murder . If enough people join in crime , that crime becomes a revolution ; and every war is an extension of civil revolution , I which , if it be successful , next imposes its OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE.
... ordinances are tainted with murder . If enough people join in crime , that crime becomes a revolution ; and every war is an extension of civil revolution , I which , if it be successful , next imposes its OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE.
Page 44
... becomes The throned monarch better than his crown . His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway , It is ...
... becomes The throned monarch better than his crown . His sceptre shows the force of temporal power , The attribute to awe and majesty , Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings ; But mercy is above this sceptred sway , It is ...
Page 62
... become an end in itself , proves suicidal . Warfare is shown as harsh , brutal , thun- derous in impact , and ... becomes intolerable . We see now that he warred only for ' honour ' ; for himself , not for Rome . Whoever puts an ...
... become an end in itself , proves suicidal . Warfare is shown as harsh , brutal , thun- derous in impact , and ... becomes intolerable . We see now that he warred only for ' honour ' ; for himself , not for Rome . Whoever puts an ...
Contents
OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
3 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action Alcibiades Antony Athens Banquo beasts blessed blood Britain brutal Buckingham Caliban characterised Christian civil conflict Coriolanus crown Cymbeline Dauphin death destiny divine doth dragon dramatic dramatises Duke earth England English essence evil eyes faith Falstaff father fear feel fight force France gentle Germany gold grace greater Hamlet hath heart heaven Henry IV Henry VI Henry VIII hero historic Hitler holy honour human imperial instinct Julius Caesar justice King Henry King John King Lear King's live Lord Macbeth mercy military mother murder nature noble peace persons pity play play's poetic poetry Posthumus princely prophecy prophetic Prospero religious Richard Richard II Roman Rome royal royalty Saint George sense Shake Shakespeare Shakespearian soldier soldierly soul sovereignty speaks speare's speech spirit strength sword symbol Tamburlaine Tempest thee thou Timon Timon of Athens to-day tragic Troilus and Cressida villain virtue wisdom Wolsey wrongs