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Page 52
... plot , centered on Kitely and his wife . Also included , though minimized in importance , is the courtship motif , with Bridget as the prize and Matthew and Edward as the juxtaposed foolish and sensible suitors . Finally , though it is ...
... plot , centered on Kitely and his wife . Also included , though minimized in importance , is the courtship motif , with Bridget as the prize and Matthew and Edward as the juxtaposed foolish and sensible suitors . Finally , though it is ...
Page 60
... plot , activated by the satirist Horace , Jonson examines the public obligations of the poet . Horace explains that ... plots are not well integrated ; and the incidental action is not always focused clearly . But the play is genuinely ...
... plot , activated by the satirist Horace , Jonson examines the public obligations of the poet . Horace explains that ... plots are not well integrated ; and the incidental action is not always focused clearly . But the play is genuinely ...
Page 62
... plot , it might be bleak indeed . But Jonson masterfully weaves into its fabric a subplot which is a comedy of manners in miniature , using it both to ameliorate the tension of the major plot and to show the ultimate danger of what ...
... plot , it might be bleak indeed . But Jonson masterfully weaves into its fabric a subplot which is a comedy of manners in miniature , using it both to ameliorate the tension of the major plot and to show the ultimate danger of what ...
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