Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 páginas 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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... father without receiving his father's ability to cope with him , with the result that success after success marked Bruce's efforts to stir up trouble in Scotland . Matters came to a head in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The English ...
... father without receiving his father's ability to cope with him , with the result that success after success marked Bruce's efforts to stir up trouble in Scotland . Matters came to a head in the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The English ...
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... father had married in 1380 ; she was the youngest of the heiresses of the earldom of Hereford , and her older sister ... father had just married , or he may have meant nothing further than a play on the words , father and mother ...
... father had married in 1380 ; she was the youngest of the heiresses of the earldom of Hereford , and her older sister ... father had just married , or he may have meant nothing further than a play on the words , father and mother ...
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... father sent about merchandise do sin- fully miscarry upon the sea , the imputation of his wickedness by your rule should be imposed upon his father that sent him ; or if a servant , under his master's command transporting a sum of money ...
... father sent about merchandise do sin- fully miscarry upon the sea , the imputation of his wickedness by your rule should be imposed upon his father that sent him ; or if a servant , under his master's command transporting a sum of money ...
Contenido
CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 13 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Clarence 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 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