{"product_id":"the-osier-cage-rhetorical-devices-in-romeo-and-juliet-paperback","title":"The Osier Cage: Rhetorical Devices in Romeo and Juliet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert O. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy studying the diction of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert O. Evans examines this, the most rhetorical of Shakespeare's plays, in terms of an Aristotelian critical category, which has been neglected in modern times. Inherent in his methodology is the assumption that \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e is best regarded as drama, not as pure poetry, though essentially it is the rhetorical brilliance of the poetry that is considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans begins with an analysis of the important speeches of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e and defines the controlling devices Shakespeare wove into them, especially oxymoron. He then follows with a discussion of the role of Friar Laurence, whom the author finds is a catalyst between the warring houses and between the lovers and the outer world of Verona. Evans concludes with an examination of Mercutio's famous Queen Mab speech, which, he points out, has an integral relationship to the structure of the tragedy as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn analysis of the rhetorical devices of the play, Evans believes, demonstrates the thesis that the tragic effect of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e is one of fulfillment, with the tragedy arising from the character of the protagonists rather than from circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert O. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at the University of Kentucky. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eGraham Green: Some Critical Considerations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50393991577837,"sku":"9780813151922","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/dJ6MggA7Y29780813151922.webp?v=1785833802","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-osier-cage-rhetorical-devices-in-romeo-and-juliet-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}