Commentary and Control in Shakespeare's Plays |
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... king , the qualities of a good king , 3 the wide ramifications of political decisions , and the principles on which the decisions are based . Com- mentary becomes increasingly concerned with these problems , and with the individuals ...
... king , the qualities of a good king , 3 the wide ramifications of political decisions , and the principles on which the decisions are based . Com- mentary becomes increasingly concerned with these problems , and with the individuals ...
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... King and the Countess discuss what the King calls Bertram's madness in folly ; she asks him to consider it ' Natural rebellion , done i ' the blaze of youth ; When oil and fire , too strong for reason's force , O'erbears it and burns on ...
... King and the Countess discuss what the King calls Bertram's madness in folly ; she asks him to consider it ' Natural rebellion , done i ' the blaze of youth ; When oil and fire , too strong for reason's force , O'erbears it and burns on ...
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... king . In ' Shakespeare and Politics ' , Robert Speaight writes that ' all through the early histories he is searching for a man who could satisfy his regalism ' ( p . 9 ) . 4 Chambers dates Richard II 1595-6 , and King John 1596-7 ...
... king . In ' Shakespeare and Politics ' , Robert Speaight writes that ' all through the early histories he is searching for a man who could satisfy his regalism ' ( p . 9 ) . 4 Chambers dates Richard II 1595-6 , and King John 1596-7 ...
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