In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 2 |
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... Paris , any " woe " she feels 20 is rapidly overcome by Paris ' vows of knightly service . Her welcome to Troy is a festive affair , providing mutual enjoyment . George Sandys , often less moralistic than other writers , repeats the ...
... Paris , any " woe " she feels 20 is rapidly overcome by Paris ' vows of knightly service . Her welcome to Troy is a festive affair , providing mutual enjoyment . George Sandys , often less moralistic than other writers , repeats the ...
Page 280
... Paris : " Helen is blamelesse , so is Paris too , / And did what thou , or I my selfe would doo . " As Venus ' knight , Paris dares anything to possess beauty , claiming that rape ( like that of Helen by Theseus earlier ) is honourable ...
... Paris : " Helen is blamelesse , so is Paris too , / And did what thou , or I my selfe would doo . " As Venus ' knight , Paris dares anything to possess beauty , claiming that rape ( like that of Helen by Theseus earlier ) is honourable ...
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... Paris so that Troy , like Greece , might have known of her beauty . Such bourgeoise pride fosters irresponsibility : Helen will put the blame for " reproach and shame " on Paris ; she'll " wash her hands of all " ( I.p.284 ) ; she then ...
... Paris so that Troy , like Greece , might have known of her beauty . Such bourgeoise pride fosters irresponsibility : Helen will put the blame for " reproach and shame " on Paris ; she'll " wash her hands of all " ( I.p.284 ) ; she then ...
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