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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... peace . And in the first scene of the third act , Constance says : Gone to be married ! Gone to swear a peace ! False blood to false blood joined ! Gone to be friends ! Shall Louis have Blanch and Blanch those provinces ? When Philip ...
... peace . And in the first scene of the third act , Constance says : Gone to be married ! Gone to swear a peace ! False blood to false blood joined ! Gone to be friends ! Shall Louis have Blanch and Blanch those provinces ? When Philip ...
Pagina 64
... peace . All these bold fears Thou see'st with peril peril I have answered ; For all my reign hath been but as a scene Acting that argument ; and now my death Changes the mode ; for what in me was purchased Falls upon thee in more fairer ...
... peace . All these bold fears Thou see'st with peril peril I have answered ; For all my reign hath been but as a scene Acting that argument ; and now my death Changes the mode ; for what in me was purchased Falls upon thee in more fairer ...
Pagina 131
... peace was the better policy , and England , guided by Wolsey , appeared as the promoter of this peace project . In the meantime , the " Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire " , Maximilian , died , and Charles of Spain was elected to succeed ...
... peace was the better policy , and England , guided by Wolsey , appeared as the promoter of this peace project . In the meantime , the " Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire " , Maximilian , died , and Charles of Spain was elected to succeed ...
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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