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 20
... continues : What hath this day deserved ? What hath it done , That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides in the calendar ? Nay , rather turn this day out of the week , This day of shame , oppression , perjury . At this ...
... continues : What hath this day deserved ? What hath it done , That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides in the calendar ? Nay , rather turn this day out of the week , This day of shame , oppression , perjury . At this ...
Pagina 63
... continues the same thought when he says : Why doth the crown lie there upon his pillow Being so troublesome a bedfellow ? O polished perturbation ! golden care ! That keep'st the ports of slumber opened wide To many a watchful night ...
... continues the same thought when he says : Why doth the crown lie there upon his pillow Being so troublesome a bedfellow ? O polished perturbation ! golden care ! That keep'st the ports of slumber opened wide To many a watchful night ...
Pagina 121
... continues : Richard , the third sonne , of whome we now intreat , was in wit and courage equall with either of them , in bodie and prowesse farre under them both ; litle of stature , ill featured of limmes , crooke backed , his left ...
... continues : Richard , the third sonne , of whome we now intreat , was in wit and courage equall with either of them , in bodie and prowesse farre under them both ; litle of stature , ill featured of limmes , crooke backed , his left ...
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Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
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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