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"Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" is a collection of essays written by the English literary critic and essayist, William Hazlitt. The book is a critical analysis of the characters in the plays of William Shakespeare, one of the most celebrated playwrights of all time. In the... Read Full Overview

William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 - 18 September 1830) was an English writer, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of... Read Full Overview

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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt The essays of William Hazlitt offer us a characteristic example of English Romantic style. Coleridge, De Quincey, and Lamb are equally excellent, but the power of their personae (the fragmentary genius, the languid eccentric,... Read Full Overview

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The critic, essayist and painter William Hazlitt (1778-1830) published and lectured widely on English literature, from Elizabethan drama to reviews of the latest work of his own time. His first extended work of literary criticism was Characters of Shakespeare's Plays, published... Read Full Overview

Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is a literary analysis book written by William Hazlitt, a prominent English essayist and literary critic. The book was first published in 1817 and discusses the characters in the plays of William Shakespeare, one of the most famous playwrights... Read Full Overview

""Characters of Shakespeare's Plays"" is a book written by William Hazlitt that delves into the various characters that appear in the plays of William Shakespeare. Hazlitt analyzes the personalities, motivations, and actions of the characters, providing insights into their significance... Read Full Overview

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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is an 1817 book of criticism of Shakespeare's plays, written by early nineteenth century English essayist and literary critic William Hazlitt. Composed in reaction to the neoclassical approach to Shakespeare's plays typified by Dr. Johnson,... Read Full Overview

Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is an 1817 book of criticism of Shakespeare's plays, written by early nineteenth century English essayist and literary critic William Hazlitt. Composed in reaction to the neoclassical approach to Shakespeare's plays typified by Dr. Johnson,... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from Introduction--"Thus he says of Shakespeare's characters, in contradiction to what Pope had observed, and to what every one else feels, that each character is a species, instead of being an individual. He in fact found the general species or DIDACTIC form in Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview