A Study of Hamlet, 110. köideLongmans, Green, & Company, 1875 - 205 pages |
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... hold him . I do not mean as regards scenery and dresses , but as regards the representation of the characters themselves ; one good actor cannot make an efficient cast ; and unless the minor characters in Shakespeare's plays are ...
... hold him . I do not mean as regards scenery and dresses , but as regards the representation of the characters themselves ; one good actor cannot make an efficient cast ; and unless the minor characters in Shakespeare's plays are ...
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... hold upon the popular mind either on the stage or in the study , the principal motive of which has not been , in some form or other , the love of man for woman , or of woman for man . In Hamlet the chief motive is filial affec- tion ...
... hold upon the popular mind either on the stage or in the study , the principal motive of which has not been , in some form or other , the love of man for woman , or of woman for man . In Hamlet the chief motive is filial affec- tion ...
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... the scene is which precedes Hamlet's first soliloquy , nothing can be more admirable than the skill with which Shakespeare at once strikes the key - note of his hero's character , and seizes hold of the A STUDY OF HAMLET . 17.
... the scene is which precedes Hamlet's first soliloquy , nothing can be more admirable than the skill with which Shakespeare at once strikes the key - note of his hero's character , and seizes hold of the A STUDY OF HAMLET . 17.
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... hold my tongue ! * How completely Hamlet is overcome by this torrent of con- flicting emotions is made evident from the fact that on the entrance of Horatio , his bosom friend , he does not at first recognise his voice ; the words " I ...
... hold my tongue ! * How completely Hamlet is overcome by this torrent of con- flicting emotions is made evident from the fact that on the entrance of Horatio , his bosom friend , he does not at first recognise his voice ; the words " I ...
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... hold , hold my heart ; And you , my sinews , grow not instant old , But bear me stiffly up . Remember thee ! Ay , thou poor ghost , while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe . Remember thee ! Yea , from the table of my memory I ...
... hold , hold my heart ; And you , my sinews , grow not instant old , But bear me stiffly up . Remember thee ! Ay , thou poor ghost , while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe . Remember thee ! Yea , from the table of my memory I ...
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