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The villain , Lord Valdez's younger son , Ordonio had tricked his older brother Alvar into leaving his native Spain . Then Ordonio hired assassins to have him murdered with the purpose of winning the hand of Alvar's betrothed , Teresa .
The villain , Lord Valdez's younger son , Ordonio had tricked his older brother Alvar into leaving his native Spain . Then Ordonio hired assassins to have him murdered with the purpose of winning the hand of Alvar's betrothed , Teresa .
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Ordonio describes his ordering of his brother's murder as a “ phantom thought ” that was given reality by an “ over - ready agent . ” As if living a nightmare , he finds his actions unaccountable even to himself , and out of proportion ...
Ordonio describes his ordering of his brother's murder as a “ phantom thought ” that was given reality by an “ over - ready agent . ” As if living a nightmare , he finds his actions unaccountable even to himself , and out of proportion ...
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Yet , by attempting to murder Alvar , who is his “ Maker's image undefac'd , ” Ordonio assumes the guilt of the romantic son's spiritual rebellion against the Father or the Maker . Coleridge also makes Ordonio justify this rebellion ...
Yet , by attempting to murder Alvar , who is his “ Maker's image undefac'd , ” Ordonio assumes the guilt of the romantic son's spiritual rebellion against the Father or the Maker . Coleridge also makes Ordonio justify this rebellion ...
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Contents
Introduction 833562119 | 7 |
Wordsworths | 14 |
Coleridges REMORSE | 45 |
Copyright | |
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accept action Adam affirm alienation allegorical Alvar appears associated Auranthe Beatrice Beatrice's beauty becomes blind blood Borderers brother Byron called cause Cenci centre character claims Coleridge Coleridge's comes Consequently cosmic crime darkness death demonic denies describes desire despair destruction dilemma direction divine drama effect error evil existence experience face fact faith fall fallen father feels figure final follows forces guilt heart Heaven Hell Herbert hero hero's heroine hope human Idonea Infinite innocence Keats Letter light loss lovers Ludolph man's Manfred Manfred's Marmaduke moral murder Nature offence Ordonio original Oswald Otho Paradise perfection play poet poet's presented Press question realm recognize relationship Remorse representative responsible reversal revolutionary role Romantic Satan scene seems sense Shelley Shelley's significance Spirit spite stands structure suffering symbolic takes Teresa things tion tragedy tragic truth turns tyrannical ultimately union universe villain vision wants wedding Wordsworth's
Bibliographic information
| Title | Lost Angels of a Ruined Paradise: Themes of Cosmic Strife in Romantic Tragedy |
| Author | Erika Gottlieb |
| Publisher | Sono Nis Press, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0919462839, 9780919462830 |
| Length | 181 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / General |
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