Tragic Elements in M of V The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare’s other romantic comedies‚ the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes‚ and is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech. Also notable is Portia’s speech about "the quality of mercy". The title character
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The Dark Pleasures of Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night by PETER HOLLAND‚ Director-Designate of the Shakespeare Institute‚ Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Why don’t filmmakers like Shakespeare’s comedies? Look for an interesting version of any of the best-known tragedies‚ and you are spoiled for choice. Try doing the same for any of the best-known comedies‚ and you will still be searching weeks later. The astonishing 1935 Warner Brothers A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ with James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey
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Adultery From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the act of adultery or extramarital sex. For other uses‚ see Adultery (disambiguation). For a broad overview‚ see Religion and sexuality. Sex and the law Scale of justice 2.svg Social issues Age of consent Antisexualism Censorship Circumcision Deviant sexual intercourse Ethics Homophobia Intersex Miscegenation (interracial relations) Norms Objectification Pornography Public morality Red-light district Reproductive rights Same-sex
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A Abominable—thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable Abscond—leave hurriedly and secretly‚ typically to avoid detection or arrest. Affable— 1. easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable. 2. gentle and gracious. Alexithymia— inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner animadversion— strong criticism; a critical or censorious remark annihilate— 1. to destroy completely; to reduce to nonexistence; to defeat decisively; vanquish. 2. to nullify or render void; abolish. apposite (AP-ah-zit)
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DOCTOR FAUSTUS Also from Routledge: ROUTLEDGE · ENGLISH · TEXTS GENERAL EDITOR · JOHN DRAKAKIS WILLIAM BLAKE: Selected Poetry and Prose ed. David Punter EMILY BRONTË: Wuthering Heights ed. Heather Glen ROBERT BROWNING: Selected Poetry and Prose ed. Aidan Day BYRON: Selected Poetry and Prose ed. Norman Page GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The Tales of The Clerk and The Wife of Bath ed. Marion Wynne-Davies JOHN CLARE: Selected Poetry and Prose ed. Merryn and Raymond Williams JOSEPH CONRAD: Selected
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EUGENE ONEGIN By Alexander Pushkin Translated by Henry Spalding CONTENTS: PREFACE ................................................................................................................... 3 Mon Portrait ................................................................................................................4 A Short Biographical Notice of Alexander Pushkin. ....................................................6 Eugene Oneguine ...............................................
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The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus DRAMATIS PERSONAE: THE POPE. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. RAYMOND‚ king of Hungary. DUKE OF SAXONY. BRUNO. DUKE OF VANHOLT. MARTINO‚ > FREDERICK‚ > gentlemen. BENVOLIO‚ > FAUSTUS. VALDES‚ > friends to FAUSTUS. CORNELIUS‚ > WAGNER‚ servant to FAUSTUS. Clown. ROBIN. DICK. Vintner. Horse-courser. Carter. An Old Man. Scholars‚ Cardinals‚ ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS‚ Bishops‚ Monks‚ Friars‚ Soldiers‚ and Attendants. DUCHESS OF VANHOLT
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Antony and Cleopatra - The Entire Annotated Work Table of Contents Introduction Key Facts Context Plot Overview Shakespearian Language Character List Mark Antony Queen Cleopatra Octavius Caesar Enobarbus Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Pompey Octavia Charmian and Iras The Soothsayer Dolabella Agrippa Camidius Ventidius Scarus Proculeius Diomedes Eros Menas Seleucus Clown Decretas The Entire Play Act I‚ Scene I - V Act II‚ Scene I - VII Act III‚ Scene I - XIII
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1 Overview..............................................................................................................................................................2 Geoffrey Chaucer Biography....................................................................................
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MYTHOLOGIES MYTHOLOGIES Roland Barthes Selected and translated from the French by ANNETTE LAVERS Books by Roland Barthes A Barthes Reader Camera Lucida Critical Essays The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies Elements of Semiology The Empire of Signs The Fashion System The Grain of the Voice Image-Music-Text A Lover’s Discourse Michelet Mythologies New Critical Essays On Racine The Pleasure of the Text The Responsibility of Forms Roland Barthes The Rustle of Language Sade / Fourier / Loyola
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