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... live through her son , she has instilled these characteristics in him ; they are , in war , helpful to Rome . In peace , however , expediency is necessary . When encouraging Coriolanus to submit to the people , Volumnia claims , I would ...
... live through her son , she has instilled these characteristics in him ; they are , in war , helpful to Rome . In peace , however , expediency is necessary . When encouraging Coriolanus to submit to the people , Volumnia claims , I would ...
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... boar of Thessaly ( IV.13.1f . ) seems to confirm this view : the boar , enraged and destructive , had to be killed . Antony and Cleopatra , ed . Ridley , note to IV . 15.32 . implies " live once more before you die . 1186 325.
... boar of Thessaly ( IV.13.1f . ) seems to confirm this view : the boar , enraged and destructive , had to be killed . Antony and Cleopatra , ed . Ridley , note to IV . 15.32 . implies " live once more before you die . 1186 325.
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... live once more before you die . 1186 Either way , the point is that Cleopatra is as vital to Antony in ' death ' as in life . It is a sexual vitality which , combined with Cleopatra's ' shrew- ishness ' , makes the moment of Antony's ...
... live once more before you die . 1186 Either way , the point is that Cleopatra is as vital to Antony in ' death ' as in life . It is a sexual vitality which , combined with Cleopatra's ' shrew- ishness ' , makes the moment of Antony's ...
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