Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic.
Shakespeare's idea of the tragic fact is larger than this idea and goes beyond it; but it includes it, and it is worth while to observe the identity … - Andrew Coyle Bradley
Shakespeare's idea of the tragic fact is larger than this idea and goes beyond it; but it includes it, and it is worth while to observe the identity …
- Andrew Coyle Bradley
Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some one asp… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some one asp…
In Shakespearean tragedy the main source of the convulsion which produces suffering and death is never good: good contributes to this convulsion only… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
In Shakespearean tragedy the main source of the convulsion which produces suffering and death is never good: good contributes to this convulsion only…
We might not object to the statement that Lear deserved to suffer for his folly, selfishness and tyranny; but to assert that he deserved to suffer wh… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
We might not object to the statement that Lear deserved to suffer for his folly, selfishness and tyranny; but to assert that he deserved to suffer wh…
Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge. - Andrew Coyle Bradley
Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge.
Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearin… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearin…
In the first place, it must be remembered that our point of view in examining the construction of a play will not always coincide with that which we … - Andrew Coyle Bradley
In the first place, it must be remembered that our point of view in examining the construction of a play will not always coincide with that which we …
In speaking, for convenience, of devices and expedients, I did not intend to imply that Shakespeare always deliberately aimed at the effects which he… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
In speaking, for convenience, of devices and expedients, I did not intend to imply that Shakespeare always deliberately aimed at the effects which he…
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they… - Andrew Coyle Bradley
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they…
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