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Page 169
... scene is Scene II of Act III in Hamlet . The foundation of the play is Hamlet's attempt to find and punish his father's murderer . In this scene by a carefully laid plan Hamlet proves to his own satisfaction that his uncle is the ...
... scene is Scene II of Act III in Hamlet . The foundation of the play is Hamlet's attempt to find and punish his father's murderer . In this scene by a carefully laid plan Hamlet proves to his own satisfaction that his uncle is the ...
Page 173
... scene ought to be continued through the play in the same place where it was laid in the beginning ; for the stage , on which it is represented , being but one and the same space , it is unnatural to conceive it many ; and those far ...
... scene ought to be continued through the play in the same place where it was laid in the beginning ; for the stage , on which it is represented , being but one and the same space , it is unnatural to conceive it many ; and those far ...
Page 191
... scenes . Scene I is set in the Lincolns ' parlor in Springfield , Illinois . Lincoln receives a delegation from the Republi- can Convention and accepts the candidacy for president . Scene II is ten months later in Washington . At a ...
... scenes . Scene I is set in the Lincolns ' parlor in Springfield , Illinois . Lincoln receives a delegation from the Republi- can Convention and accepts the candidacy for president . Scene II is ten months later in Washington . At a ...
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Catalogue of the Lamont Library, Harvard College Harvard University. Library. Lamont Library,Lamont Library No preview available - 1953 |