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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... result of this last quarrel was the murder of Becket by some of the staunch adherents of the king ; the political result was the martyrdom of Becket , whose tomb became the shrine for thousands of pilgrims in later years . 1 Green ...
... result of this last quarrel was the murder of Becket by some of the staunch adherents of the king ; the political result was the martyrdom of Becket , whose tomb became the shrine for thousands of pilgrims in later years . 1 Green ...
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... 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 were defeated and the work of Scottish independence was complete ...
... 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 were defeated and the work of Scottish independence was complete ...
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... result of which was the flaring up of another rebellion against the king . When Henry received news of this uprising he immediately marched against the rebels and met them at Shrewsbury on July 21 , 1403. The result of the battle was a ...
... result of which was the flaring up of another rebellion against the king . When Henry received news of this uprising he immediately marched against the rebels and met them at Shrewsbury on July 21 , 1403. The result of the battle was a ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
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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