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... Comus , who , through the power of " dark veil'd Cotytto " ( 129 ) , instigates evil from his palace and chair on stage . Thus , Comus and the peer are the two figures of authority in direct opposition . And just as Comus reigns sur ...
... Comus , who , through the power of " dark veil'd Cotytto " ( 129 ) , instigates evil from his palace and chair on stage . Thus , Comus and the peer are the two figures of authority in direct opposition . And just as Comus reigns sur ...
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... Comus's stately palace . Comus's chair , to which the Lady is magically bound , stands before the palace . At the conclusion of the masque , the Lady , accom- panied by her two Brothers , breaks free of the stage area and moves across ...
... Comus's stately palace . Comus's chair , to which the Lady is magically bound , stands before the palace . At the conclusion of the masque , the Lady , accom- panied by her two Brothers , breaks free of the stage area and moves across ...
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... Comus , reigns " high on a Throne of Royal State " ( 1 ) . Like Comus , who debates with the Lady using " false rules prankt in reason's garb " ( Comus , 759 ) , Satan employs arguments that are largely the product of " proud ...
... Comus , reigns " high on a Throne of Royal State " ( 1 ) . Like Comus , who debates with the Lady using " false rules prankt in reason's garb " ( Comus , 759 ) , Satan employs arguments that are largely the product of " proud ...
Contents
THE INWARD VISION I | 1 |
INCONSTANT THEATRICAL DESIGNS | 16 |
THE VAST DESIGN EMERGES | 40 |
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Milton's Theatrical Epic: The Invention and Design of Paradise Lost John G. Demaray No preview available - 1999 |
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