Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters. With an Historical Sketch of the Origin and Growth of the Drama in England, Volume 1Ginn brothers, 1888 - English drama |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 75
Page 23
... instance , to Lady Macbeth's pangs of guilt ? Shakespeare's prime characteristic was , that he knew the truth of Nature in all such things without the help of per- sonal experience . Mr. White presumes , moreover , that Anne Shakespeare ...
... instance , to Lady Macbeth's pangs of guilt ? Shakespeare's prime characteristic was , that he knew the truth of Nature in all such things without the help of per- sonal experience . Mr. White presumes , moreover , that Anne Shakespeare ...
Page 33
... instances . The most likely conclusion , therefore , is , that these two plays in their original form were the joint work- manship of Shakespeare , Greene , and Marlowe . Perhaps , however , there was a still older form of the plays ...
... instances . The most likely conclusion , therefore , is , that these two plays in their original form were the joint work- manship of Shakespeare , Greene , and Marlowe . Perhaps , however , there was a still older form of the plays ...
Page 39
... instances twelve of the Poet's dramas by title , in proof of his point . His list , however , contains none but what I have already mentioned , except The Merchant of Venice . Taking all our sources of information together , we find at ...
... instances twelve of the Poet's dramas by title , in proof of his point . His list , however , contains none but what I have already mentioned , except The Merchant of Venice . Taking all our sources of information together , we find at ...
Page 40
... instance of his son William . The matter is involved in a good deal of perplexity ; the claims of the son being confounded with those of the father , in order , apparently , that out of the two together might be made a good , or at ...
... instance of his son William . The matter is involved in a good deal of perplexity ; the claims of the son being confounded with those of the father , in order , apparently , that out of the two together might be made a good , or at ...
Page 42
... instances of the company's playing at the Court , and being well paid for it , are on record . The Poet evidently was , as indeed from the nature of his position he could not but be , very desirous of withdrawing from the stage ; and ...
... instances of the company's playing at the Court , and being well paid for it , are on record . The Poet evidently was , as indeed from the nature of his position he could not but be , very desirous of withdrawing from the stage ; and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action appears beauty Ben Jonson better called character charm Christian comedy comic course critics delineation Devil Drama effect English Falstaff fancy father feel Francis Meres genius grace hand hath heart hero honour human humour inspiration instance intellectual John Shakespeare King Henry King Lear less live Lord Love's Labour's Lost Malvolio matter means Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice merry mind Miracle-Plays moral nature ness never noble original Pandosto passage passion perhaps persons piece play Poet Poet's poetry Prince purpose reason scene seems sense Shake Shakespeare shows Shylock sort soul speak speech spirit stage stand Stratford strong style sure sweet tale taste tells thing Thomas Lodge thou thought tion touches true truth Twelfth Night virtue whole wife William Shakespeare Winter's Tale withal words workmanship writing written
Popular passages
Page 199 - I'll kneel down And ask of thee forgiveness: so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, — Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; — And take upon's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies...
Page 231 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off ; And pity, like a naked new-born babe, Striding the blast, or heaven's cherubin, hors'd Upon the sightless couriers of the air, Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye, That tears shall drown the wind.
Page 202 - Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety : other women cloy The appetites they feed : but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies : for vilest things Become themselves in her; that the holy priests Bless her when she is riggish.
Page 219 - In these two princely boys! They are as gentle As zephyrs, blowing below the violet, Not wagging his sweet head: and yet as rough, Their royal blood enchafd, as the rud'st wind, That by the top doth take the mountain pine, And make him stoop to the vale.
Page 48 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honest, and of an. open and free nature...
Page 31 - ... supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Page 219 - The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face.
Page 349 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale, or piny mountain. Or forest by slow stream, or pebbly spring, Or chasms and wat'ry depths ; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason.
Page 378 - Be thou blest, Bertram ! and succeed thy father In manners as in shape ! thy blood and virtue Contend for empire in thee ; and thy goodness Share with thy birthright ! Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none : be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use ; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key : be check' d for silence, But never tax'd for speech.
Page 25 - tis true I have gone here and there And made myself a motley to the view, Gored mine own thoughts, sold cheap what is most dear, Made old offences of affections new.