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 27
... soon forced to retire from England . Affairs of the kingdom during young Henry's minority were entrusted to two able statesmen , The Earl of Pembroke and Hubert de Burgh ; Hubert's regime lasted from 1219 to 1232 , a regime that ...
... soon forced to retire from England . Affairs of the kingdom during young Henry's minority were entrusted to two able statesmen , The Earl of Pembroke and Hubert de Burgh ; Hubert's regime lasted from 1219 to 1232 , a regime that ...
Page 94
... soon must occur . Something is going to happen . Gloucester is called upon to read the articles of agreement between the French and the English consummated by the mar- riage of Henry and Margaret . Very dramatically he drops the paper ...
... soon must occur . Something is going to happen . Gloucester is called upon to read the articles of agreement between the French and the English consummated by the mar- riage of Henry and Margaret . Very dramatically he drops the paper ...
Page 98
... Soon Margaret is observed ap- proaching , and Henry with Exeter fears to meet her , since he has recently agreed to the disinheriting of their son , young Ed- ward of Wales . Nor can Henry be blamed for wishing to avoid her ; she has ...
... Soon Margaret is observed ap- proaching , and Henry with Exeter fears to meet her , since he has recently agreed to the disinheriting of their son , young Ed- ward of Wales . Nor can Henry be blamed for wishing to avoid her ; she has ...
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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