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Cliches

They're only cliches if they're overused, not if he's using them for the first time, and in a lot of cases he is; they've only become cliches since then. Still, he also uses received proverbs and sayings a lot. Try Hilda Hulme: EXPLORATIONS IN SH'S LANGUAGE and M Mahood: SH'S WORDPLAY.

Posted by Hamlet on March 28, 1997 at 11:30:47
 In Reply to "Cliches in Merchant of Venice" posted by Jamaica Johnson on March 28, 1997 at 06:07:19


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