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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... characters of Charles I , of George II , or even of Victoria . One reads Shakespeare when one does not read history , and the genius of the playwright has delineated ably the times , the character , the personality , the intrigues , the ...
... characters of Charles I , of George II , or even of Victoria . One reads Shakespeare when one does not read history , and the genius of the playwright has delineated ably the times , the character , the personality , the intrigues , the ...
Pagina 100
... character portrayal , too , he has been very true , except in the case of Joan of Arc and of Humphrey , Duke of Gloucester . Aside from those two , nearly every character in the three plays resembles the his- torical personage ...
... character portrayal , too , he has been very true , except in the case of Joan of Arc and of Humphrey , Duke of Gloucester . Aside from those two , nearly every character in the three plays resembles the his- torical personage ...
Pagina 136
... character . Unlike Richard III , who dominates the action , or Henry IV , who shares his prominence in Richard II with the ill - fated king , King Henry VIII appears throughout the scenes of this play as a character but not a ...
... character . Unlike Richard III , who dominates the action , or Henry IV , who shares his prominence in Richard II with the ill - fated king , King Henry VIII appears throughout the scenes of this play as a character but not a ...
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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