Prize essay on the historical plays of Shakspeare. Written for the Stephen endowment prize, King's coll., Lond. [by T. Macknight].Wickham & Yelland, 1850 - 90 sivua |
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... picture of sin and suffering , the rage of the elements , and the rage of man have been displayed ? How could we have had in one place and in one time all the wonderful occurrences in Hamlet ; the appear- ance of the ghost , Hamlet's ...
... picture of sin and suffering , the rage of the elements , and the rage of man have been displayed ? How could we have had in one place and in one time all the wonderful occurrences in Hamlet ; the appear- ance of the ghost , Hamlet's ...
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... pictures of men and manners far inferior to the great writers of the Elizabethan age . And who was it that first imposed those laws which all the great ge- niuses of the world have ever to obey ? They were made by the Greeks themselves ...
... pictures of men and manners far inferior to the great writers of the Elizabethan age . And who was it that first imposed those laws which all the great ge- niuses of the world have ever to obey ? They were made by the Greeks themselves ...
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... picture of the men and times which these plays profess to delineate , we are obliged to confess ourselves disappointed . plays are principally founded on classical subjects . He seems to have thought it barbarous to write on subjects ...
... picture of the men and times which these plays profess to delineate , we are obliged to confess ourselves disappointed . plays are principally founded on classical subjects . He seems to have thought it barbarous to write on subjects ...
Sivu 15
... picture of the times which he delineates . If he is not so correct in giving minute events as the old chroniclers , he gives us a far better general idea . The accuracy of the old chroniclers is that of a map . Shakespeare gives us a ...
... picture of the times which he delineates . If he is not so correct in giving minute events as the old chroniclers , he gives us a far better general idea . The accuracy of the old chroniclers is that of a map . Shakespeare gives us a ...
Sivu 23
... pictures of the vicissitudes of our existence , we are sometimes inclined to laugh and sometimes to weep . These plays , even at the time when it was the fashion among literary men to scoff at them , have always been popular with the ...
... pictures of the vicissitudes of our existence , we are sometimes inclined to laugh and sometimes to weep . These plays , even at the time when it was the fashion among literary men to scoff at them , have always been popular with the ...
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Prize Essay on the Historical Plays of Shakspeare. Written for the Stephen ... Thomas Macknight Esikatselu ei käytettävissä - 2016 |
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accustomed policy Agincourt amid ancient Anne Boleyn armies battle battle of Agincourt beautiful blood Bolingbroke centuries character civil comic scenes commences considered crimes critics crown death delineated drama dramatist Duke earth Elizabeth enemies England English Englishmen eternal existed faction Falstaff fire followed France French friends genius give glory greatest Greek happy Harfleur head heart Henry the Eighth Henry the Fifth Henry the Fourth hero historical plays houses of York human justice King John king's literature Lord Macbeth mankind mighty mind misery misfortune monarch murder nation nature never noble noblest old play peare's philosopher picture poet pope Prince of Wales proud Queen racters reign resemble Richard III Richard the Third Rome Salic law seems Shaks Shakspeare Shakspeare's plays Sir John Oldcastle small voice spirit surely swords things tragedy and comedy Troilus and Cressida true tyrant unities victory Wolsey Wolsey's write written
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Sivu 20 - This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth. Renowned for their deeds as far from home, For Christian service and true chivalry, As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son: This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world...
Sivu 39 - Stand bare and naked, trembling at themselves ? So when this thief, this traitor, Bolingbroke, Who all this while hath revell'd in the night, : Whilst we were wand'ring with the antipodes, Shall see us rising in our throne, the east...
Sivu 68 - ... in erecting a grammar school; and whereas before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and contrary to the King his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill. It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable words as no Christian ear can endure to hear.
Sivu 58 - All arts to them are vanity ; and if you tell them what a glorious thing it is to have Henry the Fifth represented on the stage, leading the French King prisoner and forcing both him and the Dolphin to swear fealty.
Sivu 74 - The fame went that he had the same night a dreadful and a terrible dream ; for it seemed to him, being asleep, that he saw divers images like terrible devils, which pulled and hauled him, not suffering him to take any quiet or rest.
Sivu 20 - This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection and the hand of war; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed spot, this earth, this realm, this England.
Sivu 22 - Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum strong enough, and singlehanded I can move the world.
Sivu 29 - His natural laws prevail in the heavens above, in the earth beneath, and in the waters under the earth...
Sivu 54 - Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his place.
Sivu 66 - England ; and the account of their lives, their zeal, their eloquence and sufferings for conscience sake, is one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the human mind.