The Winter's Tale (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 23)
"Neither comedy nor tragedy, The Winter's tale contains elements of each genre, and defies easy classification. It experiments, like many of Shakespeare's late plays, with different styles and tones, and draws on a wide range of sources and inspirations. Full of mysteries and miracles, grief and dark humour, this strange play has fascinated critics and theatregoers for centuries. Theatrical and cinematic productions have tried to capture the range of interpretations and staging possibilities presented by The Winter's Tale, and the introduction to this edition explores the play's long history in performance and in criticism. Illustrations and extended notes interleaved throughout the text discuss the echoes of religious, scientific, and mythological texts found in the play."--Publisher description.
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twas ok..
not my favorite but still, favorite quotes below:
'we will be justified in our loves'
'believe me, i speak as my understanding instruct me and as mine honesty puts it to utterance'
'yet standings in rich place, i multiply with one 'we thank you' many thousands more that go before it'
'what we changed was innocence for innocence'
'our praises are our wages'
'as now they are, an making practiced smiles as in a looking glass'
'affection, thy intention stab the center! thou dost make possible things not so held, communicat'st with dreams- how can this be?'
'with his varying childness cures in me thoughts that would thick my blood'
'be you beneath the sky'
'i am like you, they say. why thats some comfort'
' i played the fool, it was negligence not weight well the end' 'twas fear which oft infects the wisest'
'this is all. do't and thou has the one half of my heart. do't not, thou spilt'st thine own'
'avoid what's grown than question how 'tis born'
'alls true that is mistrusted'
'i must be patient til the heavens look with an aspect more favorable'
'this action i now go on is for my better grace'
'i am satisfied and need no more than what i know'
'she is something before her time delivered'
'the silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails'
'for honor tis a derivative from me to mine and only what i stand for'
'whose love had spoke, ever since it could speak'
-HERMOINE with the WIN- 'sir, spare your threats' !!!! wowwww
'her heart is but o'ercharged she will recover'
'what's gone and what's past help should be past grief'
'appeared to me last night, for ne'er was dream so like a waking'
'weep i cannot, but my heart bleeds'
'what you do still betters what is done'
'your heart is full of something that does take your mind'
not my favorite but still, favorite quotes below:
'we will be justified in our loves'
'believe me, i speak as my understanding instruct me and as mine honesty puts it to utterance'
'yet standings in rich place, i multiply with one 'we thank you' many thousands more that go before it'
'what we changed was innocence for innocence'
'our praises are our wages'
'as now they are, an making practiced smiles as in a looking glass'
'affection, thy intention stab the center! thou dost make possible things not so held, communicat'st with dreams- how can this be?'
'with his varying childness cures in me thoughts that would thick my blood'
'be you beneath the sky'
'i am like you, they say. why thats some comfort'
' i played the fool, it was negligence not weight well the end' 'twas fear which oft infects the wisest'
'this is all. do't and thou has the one half of my heart. do't not, thou spilt'st thine own'
'avoid what's grown than question how 'tis born'
'alls true that is mistrusted'
'i must be patient til the heavens look with an aspect more favorable'
'this action i now go on is for my better grace'
'i am satisfied and need no more than what i know'
'she is something before her time delivered'
'the silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails'
'for honor tis a derivative from me to mine and only what i stand for'
'whose love had spoke, ever since it could speak'
-HERMOINE with the WIN- 'sir, spare your threats' !!!! wowwww
'her heart is but o'ercharged she will recover'
'what's gone and what's past help should be past grief'
'appeared to me last night, for ne'er was dream so like a waking'
'weep i cannot, but my heart bleeds'
'what you do still betters what is done'
'your heart is full of something that does take your mind'
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