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Elizabeth
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“Shakespeare’s audience lived in what was in many respects a more intellectually tidied-up world than ours. Practically nobody believed, or had even heard of the notion, that the earth was a planet revolving around the sun: the earth was the center of the whole cosmos, and nature was intimately related to man” (8).
Fascinating!
— Sep 01, 2025 03:11PM
Fascinating!
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Elizabeth
is on page 170 of 186
“…at the other extreme, there is Lucio, who retains something about him that is obstinately likable, though he’s clearly a basket case morally” (148).
😂 going back to read the Measure for Measure entry now that I’ve finished the play.
— Sep 19, 2025 12:02PM
😂 going back to read the Measure for Measure entry now that I’ve finished the play.
Elizabeth
is on page 165 of 186
The Winter’s Take was over my head and Frye’s essay on it was as well. 😂 Definitely one to revisit in the future.
— Sep 14, 2025 02:52PM
Elizabeth
is on page 158 of 186
Interesting that Frye, in his essay on The Winter’s Tale, is calling a number of Shakespeare’s late plays his romances. They don’t fit neatly into history, comedy, or tragedy.
— Sep 14, 2025 02:26PM
Elizabeth
is on page 63 of 186
Brilliant first third of the Henriad chapter. My mind was firing on many cylinders!
— Sep 05, 2025 03:34PM
