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58-59 We come now to the question of how the plot fares when we compare not , as on the old plan , the action leading to Eve's Fall , but the behaviour of Adam and Eve after it , with Satan's behaviour after his revolt .
58-59 We come now to the question of how the plot fares when we compare not , as on the old plan , the action leading to Eve's Fall , but the behaviour of Adam and Eve after it , with Satan's behaviour after his revolt .
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There is in her novel in the first place , a confinement to one circle , one complex of life , producing naturally an intensification of action ; and this intensification is one of the essential attributes of the dramatic novel .
There is in her novel in the first place , a confinement to one circle , one complex of life , producing naturally an intensification of action ; and this intensification is one of the essential attributes of the dramatic novel .
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The over - intricacy of the story of Rokeby as a whole springs from Scott's emphasis on character and his effort to pivot changes in the developing action upon characterization instead of situation . ... Oddly , Rokeby is weakened by ...
The over - intricacy of the story of Rokeby as a whole springs from Scott's emphasis on character and his effort to pivot changes in the developing action upon characterization instead of situation . ... Oddly , Rokeby is weakened by ...
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