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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William Hudson Rogers. So William the Conqueror established the Norman line of kings on the throne of England . Upon his accession , king by right of conquest and election of the witanagemot , he under- took to strengthen his position ...
William Hudson Rogers. So William the Conqueror established the Norman line of kings on the throne of England . Upon his accession , king by right of conquest and election of the witanagemot , he under- took to strengthen his position ...
Pagina 61
... king's forces are defeated and that Prince Henry is killed in action . No sooner had Bardolph completed his erroneous report than one of Northumberland's retainers named Travers arrives with the report that conditions are ex- actly the ...
... king's forces are defeated and that Prince Henry is killed in action . No sooner had Bardolph completed his erroneous report than one of Northumberland's retainers named Travers arrives with the report that conditions are ex- actly the ...
Pagina 138
... king had examined . The king in the scene leads him on , giving him enough rope wherewith to hang himself , very much after the manner of Henry V when that monarch trapped the Duke of York . But his letter to the Pope had come into ...
... king had examined . The king in the scene leads him on , giving him enough rope wherewith to hang himself , very much after the manner of Henry V when that monarch trapped the Duke of York . But his letter to the Pope had come into ...
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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