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... scene of the same act , where the already scheming Plantagenet is made Duke of York without having done anything to merit his elevation and pledges his fealty to the king with a hollow heart . Again , in the opening scene of Act Four ...
... scene of the same act , where the already scheming Plantagenet is made Duke of York without having done anything to merit his elevation and pledges his fealty to the king with a hollow heart . Again , in the opening scene of Act Four ...
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... SCENE vi . [ I. iv . 132 ] ' Tis government that makes them [ i.e.women ] seem divine ... Government , in the language of that time , signified evenness of temper , and decency of manners . ACT II . SCENE i . [ II . i . 48 ] EDWARD . Oh ...
... SCENE vi . [ I. iv . 132 ] ' Tis government that makes them [ i.e.women ] seem divine ... Government , in the language of that time , signified evenness of temper , and decency of manners . ACT II . SCENE i . [ II . i . 48 ] EDWARD . Oh ...
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... SCENE vi . [ II . v . 21 foll . ] O God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain . This ... SCENE i . [ III . i . 17 ] Thy balm washt off . It is common in these plays to find the same images , whether jocular ...
... SCENE vi . [ II . v . 21 foll . ] O God ! methinks it were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain . This ... SCENE i . [ III . i . 17 ] Thy balm washt off . It is common in these plays to find the same images , whether jocular ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xxiii |
Henry VI Part One 45 | 60 |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 155 |
Copyright | |
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