Lectures on English History and Tragic Poetry, as Illustrated by Shakspeare

ancient Banquo battle beautiful blood Bolingbroke Britain British career character chroniclers conquest course crown dark death drama Duke Duke of York Edward Edward the Confessor elements England faith Falstaff father fear feeling France gentle give guilt Hamlet hand hath heart heaven Henry the Fifth Henry the Fourth historian honour house of York human Iago Iago's illustration imagination innocent intellect Joan of Arc Julius Cæsar King John King Lear Lancaster Lancastrian land lecture look Lord Macbeth memory mind misery moral murder mysterious nature noble Othello palace passions period play poet poetic poetry pride Prince Prince of Wales racter reign of Henry Richard the Second Roman royal Saxon scene seems sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's soldiers sorrow soul sovereign speak spirit story supernatural sympathy tell thee thing thou thought throne tion tragedy tragic truth utterance victory words Wordsworth's Yorkists