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Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

Note 20 — Chapter Two THE DRAMATURGY

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Moulton, p. 217. He persists in finding a “point” for the climax although he more clearly than any one of the other writers perceives the extended nature of the climax. On page 209 he treats the scenes of Lear’s madness as a “Centerpiece,” apparently realizing their climactic interconnection. Yet he fails to take the next step by abandoning the conception of a climactic moment.

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