Shakespeare 400: Essays by American Scholars on the Anniversary of the Poet's BirthJames Gilmer McManaway Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964 - 323 pages |
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Page 208
... action , on which the main plot turns . The plot may be said to turn on this episode because , when the whole play is viewed in retrospect , the audience can see that the end ( whether for good or for ill ) was the direct result of a ...
... action , on which the main plot turns . The plot may be said to turn on this episode because , when the whole play is viewed in retrospect , the audience can see that the end ( whether for good or for ill ) was the direct result of a ...
Page 212
... action of a dramatic plot requires more of a chain of cause and effect between specific incidents , one leading to another , than this very general connection . No specific action derives from Claudius as a direct result of his having ...
... action of a dramatic plot requires more of a chain of cause and effect between specific incidents , one leading to another , than this very general connection . No specific action derives from Claudius as a direct result of his having ...
Page 215
... action ( and Aristotle admits as part of the plot only what is shown in action ) is the sparing of Claudius at prayer . If under the peculiar circumstances of this scene any audience believes that Hamlet was so culpable in neglecting ...
... action ( and Aristotle admits as part of the plot only what is shown in action ) is the sparing of Claudius at prayer . If under the peculiar circumstances of this scene any audience believes that Hamlet was so culpable in neglecting ...
Contents
James G McManaway Preface v | 17 |
John F Fleming A Book from Shakespeares Library | 25 |
Irving Ribner Marlowe and Shakespeare | 41 |
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