Unconformities in Shakespeare’s History Plays |
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... character , plot or theme , you encounter what geologists call " unconformities " . " A similar term had already been employed by M. R. Ridley , commenting on theories of com- posite authorship in 1 Henry VI : ' any reader who sets ...
... character , plot or theme , you encounter what geologists call " unconformities " . " A similar term had already been employed by M. R. Ridley , commenting on theories of com- posite authorship in 1 Henry VI : ' any reader who sets ...
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... character of the two main antagonists , with an added action on the political level . 2 Henry VI has a direct , forward drive through all its profusion of intrigue , shedding victim after victim in a complex but realistic power struggle ...
... character of the two main antagonists , with an added action on the political level . 2 Henry VI has a direct , forward drive through all its profusion of intrigue , shedding victim after victim in a complex but realistic power struggle ...
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... character , thought , and emotion rather than action ' , ' and the same may be said of King John . In both histories the central character is a weak king , or a king who proves weak in the testing after an initial show of strength . In ...
... character , thought , and emotion rather than action ' , ' and the same may be said of King John . In both histories the central character is a weak king , or a king who proves weak in the testing after an initial show of strength . In ...
Contents
The Whole Contention One Play into | 19 |
Treachery and Dissension Two Plays into | 38 |
Plots and Prophecies | 59 |
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