Shakespeare and English HistoryThe 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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Page 15
... demands upon them that they were against him ; and the people were against him . So John , seeking an escape , decided to make peace with the Pope , and agreed to hold England as a fief of the Papacy , to swear fealty to the Pope , and ...
... demands upon them that they were against him ; and the people were against him . So John , seeking an escape , decided to make peace with the Pope , and agreed to hold England as a fief of the Papacy , to swear fealty to the Pope , and ...
Page 59
... demand that truly which thou wouldst truly know . What the devil hast thou to do with the time of the day ? Unless hours were cups of sack , and minutes capons , and clocks the tongues of bawds , and dials the sign of leaping - houses ...
... demand that truly which thou wouldst truly know . What the devil hast thou to do with the time of the day ? Unless hours were cups of sack , and minutes capons , and clocks the tongues of bawds , and dials the sign of leaping - houses ...
Page 67
... demand to France that the provinces of Normandy , Maine , Anjou , and Gascony be restored to English hands . Naturally , this demand was rejected , and Henry , with Parliament backing him , pre- pared an invasion of France . When the ...
... demand to France that the provinces of Normandy , Maine , Anjou , and Gascony be restored to English hands . Naturally , this demand was rejected , and Henry , with Parliament backing him , pre- pared an invasion of France . When the ...
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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