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Shakespeare's characters are always lief , that Antonio had gone to seek him .
consistent , and even in drunkenness preserve the traits " — DECEIVABLE ... It
looks somewhat as if the character of Sir Toby was * While you are willing ” -i . e .
But he is not a Dogberry in whose absurdities the author himself luxuriates , but
one whose peculiarities are delineated with a contemptuous sneer . Lucio , again
, is a character unfortunately too common in civilized , and especially in city life ...
Much cannot be said for Dave . uant's ingenuity , in contrasting the character of a
woman , who had never seen a man , with ... The majestic simplicity of
Shakespeare's plau is injured by thus doubling his characters ; and his wild
landscape is ...
The comic parts of the plot of All's Well THAT Ends WELL , and the characters of
the Countess , Lafeu , etc. , are of the Poet's own ... Johnson has expressed his
dislike of the character of Bertram , and most fair readers have manifested their ...
( See the Essay at the end of the whole of the character is developed in the
course of a second part of the “ Conquest of Granada . " ) single scene , ( the third
, ) with a completeness of effect “ The Winter's Tale is as appropriately named as
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"like a wood woman" might indeed have meant "frantic" or "wild" (with grief) which Launce mentions referring to the "shoe" which he adopts for the sake of illustration. However, Shakespeare, even at his earliest writings, was vastly entertained by double entendres and his love of puns is so well documented. In that time in Italy, women wore platform shoes which were raised to elevate the shoes from the mud and other unpleasant "stuff". These were called "chopines" and the platforms were constructed of wood. The higher the platform, the higher the pretentiousness of the lady. Her height could have put her above many others. Since Launce has his father and mother represented as shoes, this second meaning is certainly not outside of the possibility for Shakespeare's intention. Naturally, it would have had the effect of a rather "localized" and "temporary" idea, but the fact of its having been very popular in that day makes it a candidate for the Bard's delight.
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| Título | Comedies. Two gentlemen of Verona Volumen2 de Shakespeare's Plays: With His Life, Gulian Crommelin Verplanck |
| Autor | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Gulian Crommelin Verplanck |
| Ilustrado por | H. W. Hewet |
| Editor | Harper & brothers, 1847 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 9 Feb. 2006 |
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