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 95
... Lord Say , Treasurer of the Realm , by the rebels of Cade . He is accused by the rabble of increasing the taxes and " selling the towns in France . " He has : Most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar ...
... Lord Say , Treasurer of the Realm , by the rebels of Cade . He is accused by the rabble of increasing the taxes and " selling the towns in France . " He has : Most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar ...
Pagina 109
William Hudson Rogers. Dorset , and Sir Edward Grey . Then there were the lords of the council , chief of whom was Lord Hastings ; not less potent was Thomas , Lord Stanley , who had married Margaret Beau- fort , and Thomas Rotherham ...
William Hudson Rogers. Dorset , and Sir Edward Grey . Then there were the lords of the council , chief of whom was Lord Hastings ; not less potent was Thomas , Lord Stanley , who had married Margaret Beau- fort , and Thomas Rotherham ...
Pagina 120
... lords were greatlie abashed , that fauored hir . But the lord Hastings was in his mind better content , that it was mooved by hir , than by anie other whome he loued better : albeit his heart somewhat grudged , that he was not afore ...
... lords were greatlie abashed , that fauored hir . But the lord Hastings was in his mind better content , that it was mooved by hir , than by anie other whome he loued better : albeit his heart somewhat grudged , that he was not afore ...
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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