Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 pagini The ten history plays of Shakespeare, when studied in historical sequence, cover a period of 320 years. In this unusual book, the action in each of the plays is synopsized, and characters and motivations are discussed in detail The author introduces each of the plays with a lengthy description of the actual history of the period in which the Shakespeare play takes place, so that students may readily grasp Shakespeare's art in constructing drama out of history. -- From publisher's description. |
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Pagina 87
... Clarence , Ed- ward's younger brother , an alliance Edward peremptorily for- bade ; but Clarence went to Calais , married Isabel Neville , and joined Warwick against his brother the king . They came to England , found Edward unprepared ...
... Clarence , Ed- ward's younger brother , an alliance Edward peremptorily for- bade ; but Clarence went to Calais , married Isabel Neville , and joined Warwick against his brother the king . They came to England , found Edward unprepared ...
Pagina 108
... Clarence with treason , chiefly on the ground of Clarence's action in 1471 . Both houses of parliament passed a bill of attainder against Clarence , and on it Clarence was put to death . Very little of importance occurred in England ...
... Clarence with treason , chiefly on the ground of Clarence's action in 1471 . Both houses of parliament passed a bill of attainder against Clarence , and on it Clarence was put to death . Very little of importance occurred in England ...
Pagina 114
... Clarence's guilt . Act II is introduced by a scene in which King Edward , realis- ing that his end is near , undertakes to patch up the differences among those of his court . We learn that Clarence is dead by an order of the king which ...
... Clarence's guilt . Act II is introduced by a scene in which King Edward , realis- ing that his end is near , undertakes to patch up the differences among those of his court . We learn that Clarence is dead by an order of the king which ...
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Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
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action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince born brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edward Edward III Elizabeth English history Falstaff father Faulconbridge forces French king Glendower Hastings Henry Bolingbroke Henry's historical plays Holinshed Hotspur immediately Isabella Joan John of Gaunt John's Katharine King Henry King John king of England king of France king's Lady Lancaster later London Lord Louis Margaret marriage married mother murdered Normandy Northumberland parliament peace Percy Philip Plantagenet Play Historic plot Pope protector quarrel queen rebellion reign Richard II Richard of Gloucester Roger Salic Law says scene Shakespeare slain Somerset Suffolk thee thou throne Tower uncle victory Wales Warwick wife William Winchester Wolsey Yorkists