Circumstantial Shakespeare
Hutson, LornaAuthor
Contrary to the view that Shakespeare was careless with plot details, this book reveals how he actually used circumstance to imply offstage actions, times, and places in terms of the motives and desires of his characters, thus creating coherent dramatic worlds and a sense of the feelings of characters inhabiting them.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contrary to the view that Shakespeare was careless with plot details, this book reveals how he actually used circumstance to imply offstage actions, times, and places in terms of the motives and desires of his characters, thus creating coherent dramatic worlds and a sense of the feelings of characters inhabiting them.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 9, 2015).
Introduction -- 'Quando?' (When?) in Romeo and Juliet -- 'Imaginary Work': Opportunity in Lucrece and in King Lear -- Where and How? Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Maid's Tragedy -- 'The Innocent Sleepe': Motive in Macbeth.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
English Literature
English
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