The Olive and the Sword: A Study of England's Shakespeare |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 22
Page 42
... action in a disordered world . He is , moreover , contrasted with Laertes and Fortinbras , strong young men serving ideals of conventional honour without a questioning thought . ' Am I a coward ? ' Hamlet asks himself , wondering if he ...
... action in a disordered world . He is , moreover , contrasted with Laertes and Fortinbras , strong young men serving ideals of conventional honour without a questioning thought . ' Am I a coward ? ' Hamlet asks himself , wondering if he ...
Page 59
... action , as despair over- whelms him , Othello recalls his soldierly glory : 1 I had been happy , if the general camp , Pioners and all , had tasted her sweet body , So I had nothing known . O ! now , for ever Farewell the tranquil mind ...
... action , as despair over- whelms him , Othello recalls his soldierly glory : 1 I had been happy , if the general camp , Pioners and all , had tasted her sweet body , So I had nothing known . O ! now , for ever Farewell the tranquil mind ...
Page 95
... action of minister or party raising sharpest criticism may also be felt as working within , and as part of , a whole not to be subjected to a facile judgment . Of this whole the Crown is itself a symbol , and , being in essence an ...
... action of minister or party raising sharpest criticism may also be felt as working within , and as part of , a whole not to be subjected to a facile judgment . Of this whole the Crown is itself a symbol , and , being in essence an ...
Contents
OUR ENGLISH HERITAGE | 1 |
ROSES AT WAR | 4 |
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND | 12 |
3 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action Alcibiades Antony Athens Banquo beasts blessed blood Britain brutal Buckingham Caliban characterised Christian civil conflict Coriolanus crown Cymbeline Dauphin death destiny divine doth dragon dramatic dramatises Duke earth England English essence evil eyes faith Falstaff father fear feel fight force France gentle Germany gold grace greater Hamlet hath heart heaven Henry IV Henry VI Henry VIII hero historic Hitler holy honour human imperial instinct Julius Caesar justice King Henry King John King Lear King's live Lord Macbeth mercy military mother murder nature noble peace persons pity play play's poetic poetry Posthumus princely prophecy prophetic Prospero religious Richard Richard II Roman Rome royal royalty Saint George sense Shake Shakespeare Shakespearian soldier soldierly soul sovereignty speaks speare's speech spirit strength sword symbol Tamburlaine Tempest thee thou Timon Timon of Athens to-day tragic Troilus and Cressida villain virtue wisdom Wolsey wrongs