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. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 3 din 19
Pagina 42
... thing of which he is so guilty . Exton gets no reward from Henry , but is sent out into banishment for having done what he had been told to do . And the king sadly finds that conscience is a powerful thing ; he wishes vainly that he ...
... thing of which he is so guilty . Exton gets no reward from Henry , but is sent out into banishment for having done what he had been told to do . And the king sadly finds that conscience is a powerful thing ; he wishes vainly that he ...
Pagina 62
... things now his young friend had become king . But Henry sternly rebuked old Sir John when he presented himself , and ... thing he perhaps had imagined it would be . From the time he assumed the throne he constantly was forced to defend ...
... things now his young friend had become king . But Henry sternly rebuked old Sir John when he presented himself , and ... thing he perhaps had imagined it would be . From the time he assumed the throne he constantly was forced to defend ...
Pagina 95
... thing remaining for the king is to banish Suffolk , and this he orders . And soon the Bishop of Winchester dies . Suffolk leaves for France but is forcibly removed from his ship and is slain . Cade's Rebellion gets under way . Queen Mar ...
... thing remaining for the king is to banish Suffolk , and this he orders . And soon the Bishop of Winchester dies . Suffolk leaves for France but is forcibly removed from his ship and is slain . Cade's Rebellion gets under way . Queen Mar ...
Cuprins
CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
Drept de autor | |
13 alte secțiuni nu sunt arătate
Termeni și expresii frecvente
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