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Page 156
... Brovik gasping for breath and exclaiming pathetically , " I can't stand this much longer . " After Kaja Fosli's sympathetic reply - from which we learn that she is Brovik's niece - he explains that " it gets worse every day . " The ...
... Brovik gasping for breath and exclaiming pathetically , " I can't stand this much longer . " After Kaja Fosli's sympathetic reply - from which we learn that she is Brovik's niece - he explains that " it gets worse every day . " The ...
Page 157
... Brovik , trying to sleep , suffers the stroke which literally stifles him , the sleep which becomes death is the plainest indication of the reality of his waking hours . Though , when we first see him , Brovik struggles fitfully to ...
... Brovik , trying to sleep , suffers the stroke which literally stifles him , the sleep which becomes death is the plainest indication of the reality of his waking hours . Though , when we first see him , Brovik struggles fitfully to ...
Page 161
... Brovik has a certain epic quality , but equally there are suggestions of low malice and meanness of spirit . This is evident in the cunning with which Solness seeks to undermine Brovik's faith in his son's ability . The tactic is ...
... Brovik has a certain epic quality , but equally there are suggestions of low malice and meanness of spirit . This is evident in the cunning with which Solness seeks to undermine Brovik's faith in his son's ability . The tactic is ...
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Journeys into Uncertainty | 23 |
The Vision Blurs | 71 |
All Hope Abandoned? | 104 |
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