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 72
... taken care to release his old playmate after his enforced harshness of the previous play . Then in scene III of Act II we are informed that Sir John is dead , graphically told by the Hostess , who was the first to discover that the old ...
... taken care to release his old playmate after his enforced harshness of the previous play . Then in scene III of Act II we are informed that Sir John is dead , graphically told by the Hostess , who was the first to discover that the old ...
Page 99
... taken ; he is sent to the Tower . In this scene we get too the first real intimation of the ambition of young Gloucester , as he fervently hopes that no issue may result from Edward's alliance with Lady Grey to stand between him and the ...
... taken ; he is sent to the Tower . In this scene we get too the first real intimation of the ambition of young Gloucester , as he fervently hopes that no issue may result from Edward's alliance with Lady Grey to stand between him and the ...
Page 145
... taken with facts . John of Gaunt is one of the most eloquent figures in Richard II , but he was not so in life . The dramatist has taken a rather mediocre man , whose negative tendencies were more toward evil than toward good , and has ...
... taken with facts . John of Gaunt is one of the most eloquent figures in Richard II , but he was not so in life . The dramatist has taken a rather mediocre man , whose negative tendencies were more toward evil than toward good , and 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