Tag Archives: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“But this rough magic/I here abjure.”

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Dennis Abrams

The Tempest Act Five, Part One By Dennis Abrams ————————— Act Five: Ariel reports that the spirits of Alonso and the other Neapolitans have been broken, and Prospero instructs him to release them. Ariel leads the group in by magic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Act Five, Ariel, Caliban, Cleopatra, Comedy, drama, Ferdiand, Henry V, language, literature, magic, Mark Van Doren, Milan, Prospero, romance, rough magic, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shakespeare, The Tempest, William Shakespeare, writing | 3 Comments

“If one were asked to select the play of Shakespeare’s that best represents all aspects of his genius and preserves the most harmonious balance among them, Antony and Cleopatra would be the inevitable choice.”

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dennis Abrams

Antony and Cleopatra An Introduction By Dennis Abrams ————————————- Dramatically adventurous, richly characterized, linguistically dazzling, Antony and Cleopatra is one of the great triumphs of Shakespeare’s late career. It is, it is said, closer than anything else he wrote to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Antony and Cleopatra, barnabe barnes, Cleopatra, drama, Egypt, Elizabethan theater, Elizabethan tragedy, history play, Julius Caesar, language, literature, lives of the noble grecians and romans, Marc Antony, noble grecians, Octavius Caesar, plutarch lives, politics, Roman play, Rome, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shakespeare, sir thomas north, tragedy, William Shakespeare, writing | 10 Comments

“So will I turn her virtue into pitch,/And out of her goodness make the net/That shall enmesh them all.”

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Dennis Abrams

Othello Act Two, Part One By Dennis Abrams ——————— Act Two: Though battered by storms, the Venetians, led by Othello, arrive safely in Cyprus to the news that the Turkish threat has been eliminated. Roderigo is also on Cyprus, and … Continue reading →

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“I do not understand this; and Shakspeare seems to have intended the meaning not to be more than snatched at : ‘By my fay, I cannot reason!'”

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Dennis Abrams

Hamlet Act Two, Part Six By Dennis Abrams For your reading enjoyment this weekend (along with Act Three of Hamlet for those of you who haven’t started it yet — my next post will be Sunday night/Monday morning beginning our … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“But this rough magic/I here abjure.”

“If one were asked to select the play of Shakespeare’s that best represents all aspects of his genius and preserves the most harmonious balance among them, Antony and Cleopatra would be the inevitable choice.”

“So will I turn her virtue into pitch,/And out of her goodness make the net/That shall enmesh them all.”

“I do not understand this; and Shakspeare seems to have intended the meaning not to be more than snatched at : ‘By my fay, I cannot reason!'”

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