JOHNSON ON THE ‘UNITIES’ Q. 1. “Indeed, in his defence of Shakespeare’s neglect of the unities, he passes over to the side of the enemy, and almost becomes a …
JOHNSON’S PREFERENCE FOR SHAKESPEARE’S COMEDIES Q.1. Write a note on Johnson’s comparative Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies. Or,“In his tragic scenes there is always something wanting, but his comedy often …
SHAKESPEARE SEEN IN THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Q.1 Every man’s performance, to be rightly estimated, must be compared with the state of the age in which he lived’ with his …
Critics on Johnson and his Preface to Shakespeare W:K. Wimsatt. Johnson entertained very sound views about the philological part of an editor’s duties. His performance in this respect was, …
JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE’S MERITS Johnson Wood Krutch : If, as may certainly be maintained, the final test of a critic is willingness and ability to recognize excellence even when …
JOHNSON ON SHAKESPEARE’S DEFECT Joseph Wood krutch : It is also true that Johnson once remarked, when he was again praising Congreve: “Shakespeare never has six lines together without …
JOHNSON’S PREFERENCE FOR SHAKESPEARE’S COMEDIES T.S. Eliot. Why should Johnson have thought Shakespeare’s comic parts were spontaneous, and that his tragic parts were laboured? Here; it seems to me, …
JOHNSON ON POETIC JUSTICE AND SHAKESPEARE’S MORALITY Joseph Wood Krutch : It should also be remembered that in one respect, at least, Johnson’s effort to discover the moral as well as …
Preface to Shakespeare : criticism and comments Joseph Wood Krutch : In the first place, he (Johnson) is primarily concerned, not with convicting Shakespeare of vulgarity but of explaining …
In “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Chapter 24 is titled “Conclusion.” Here is a summary of the key events and themes in this final chapter: Chapter 24, “Conclusion,” …