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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... speaking thick , which nature made his blemish Became the accents of the valiant ; For those that could speak low and tardily Would turn their own perfection to abuse To seem like him ; so that in speech , in gait , In diet , in ...
... speaking thick , which nature made his blemish Became the accents of the valiant ; For those that could speak low and tardily Would turn their own perfection to abuse To seem like him ; so that in speech , in gait , In diet , in ...
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... speak to that vain man , " and then to Falstaff the king himself speaks : I know thee not , old man ; fall to thy prayers . How ill white hairs become a fool and jester ! I have long dreamed of such a kind of man 64 SHAKESPEARE AND ...
... speak to that vain man , " and then to Falstaff the king himself speaks : I know thee not , old man ; fall to thy prayers . How ill white hairs become a fool and jester ! I have long dreamed of such a kind of man 64 SHAKESPEARE AND ...
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... speak several foreign languages fluently , and there is no reason for us to assume that Shakespeare did not understand well the language of the French . In America when we find a person who speaks a foreign language easily we are ...
... speak several foreign languages fluently , and there is no reason for us to assume that Shakespeare did not understand well the language of the French . In America when we find a person who speaks a foreign language easily we are ...
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 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