Shakespeare and the Aristotelian Ethical TraditionStanford University, 1956 - 666 pages |
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Page 135
... social order ; their personal disasters threaten the whole social fabric , and involve the death of innocent persons . There is no in- dividual tragedy in the modern sense , even though the chief interest be directed to the tragic hero ...
... social order ; their personal disasters threaten the whole social fabric , and involve the death of innocent persons . There is no in- dividual tragedy in the modern sense , even though the chief interest be directed to the tragic hero ...
Page 145
... social consequence that they are re- ferred to as " solemnities " and " the ever - lasting fellowship " in which the entire city will participate . There seem to be two basic attitudes to the lovers in the play : that of the statesman ...
... social consequence that they are re- ferred to as " solemnities " and " the ever - lasting fellowship " in which the entire city will participate . There seem to be two basic attitudes to the lovers in the play : that of the statesman ...
Page 146
... social order is the con- flict in the play . The reconciliation is effected , not in the world of reality , but in that of fantasy and faerie , because a capitulation to " fancy " in the work - a - day world and in opposition to the social ...
... social order is the con- flict in the play . The reconciliation is effected , not in the world of reality , but in that of fantasy and faerie , because a capitulation to " fancy " in the work - a - day world and in opposition to the social ...
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