“And for the authentical truth of either person or actions, who (worth the respecting) will expect it in a poem, whose subject is not truth, but things like truth? Poor envious souls they are that cavil at truth's want in these natural fictions; material instruction, elegant and sententious excitation to virtue, and deflection from her contrary, being the soul, limbs, and limits of an authentical tragedy.” WantPersonsSoulActionNaturalPoorFictionVirtueSubjectsMaterialsLimitsTragedyContraryInstructionElegantLimbsEnviousDeflection Book:The Works of George Chapman: Plays Source: The Works of George Chapman: Plays
“Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.” DoeToo MuchEffectsColdHatredExtremesContraryViolentHeatLicenseChastityRigorSatiety Author:George Chapman
