Unconformities in Shakespeare’s History Plays |
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... theme ' happens . - It is in the plot factor that these discrepancies are most easily observable , and I shall be principally concerned with the action of the history plays , though with frequent reference to character and theme and ...
... theme ' happens . - It is in the plot factor that these discrepancies are most easily observable , and I shall be principally concerned with the action of the history plays , though with frequent reference to character and theme and ...
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... theme of retributive justice in Richard III is largely limited to that play . Nowhere is there much sense of a supernatural direction of events except by occult in- fluences in Richard III and superficially in Henry V. But the plays of ...
... theme of retributive justice in Richard III is largely limited to that play . Nowhere is there much sense of a supernatural direction of events except by occult in- fluences in Richard III and superficially in Henry V. But the plays of ...
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... theme . The mis- government theme is in turn more and more effaced by the sacrilege theme and the conflict between divine right and mortal frailty , and the central issue becomes not the king's guilt or his irresponsibility , King ...
... theme . The mis- government theme is in turn more and more effaced by the sacrilege theme and the conflict between divine right and mortal frailty , and the central issue becomes not the king's guilt or his irresponsibility , King ...
Contents
The Whole Contention One Play into | 19 |
Treachery and Dissension Two Plays into | 38 |
Plots and Prophecies | 59 |
Copyright | |
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