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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... thou art flying to a fresher clime . Look , what thy soul holds dear , imagine it To lie that way thou goest , not whence thou comest . Suppose the singing birds musicians , The grass whereon thou tread'st the presence strewed , The ...
... thou art flying to a fresher clime . Look , what thy soul holds dear , imagine it To lie that way thou goest , not whence thou comest . Suppose the singing birds musicians , The grass whereon thou tread'st the presence strewed , The ...
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William Hudson Rogers. And lulled with sound of sweetest melody ? O thou dull god , why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds , and leavest the kingly couch A watch - case or a common ' larum - bell ? Wilt thou upon the high and ...
William Hudson Rogers. And lulled with sound of sweetest melody ? O thou dull god , why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds , and leavest the kingly couch A watch - case or a common ' larum - bell ? Wilt thou upon the high and ...
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... thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation ? Will it give place to flexure and low bending ? Can'st thou , when thou command'st the beggar's knee , Command the health of it ? No , thou proud dream , That play'st ...
... thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation ? Will it give place to flexure and low bending ? Can'st thou , when thou command'st the beggar's knee , Command the health of it ? No , thou proud dream , That play'st ...
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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 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