description: Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is a literary analysis book written by William Hazlitt, a prominent English essayist and literary critic. The book was first published in 1817 and discusses the characters in the plays of William Shakespeare, one of the most famous playwrights in history. Hazlitt's book is a collection of essays that explores the personalities, motivations, and actions of the characters in Shakespeare's plays. He analyzes the major characters in each play, discussing their strengths, weaknesses, and relationships with other characters. Hazlitt also examines the themes and messages conveyed through the characters' actions and dialogue.Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is considered a classic work of literary criticism and is still widely read and studied today. Hazlitt's insights into Shakespeare's characters have influenced generations of scholars and readers, and the book remains an important resource for anyone interested in the study of Shakespeare's plays.The secret of Falstaff's wit is for the most part a masterly presence of mind, an absolute self-possession, which nothing can disturb. His repartees are involuntary suggestions of his self-love; instinctive evasions of everything that threatens to interrupt the career of his triumphant jollity and self-complacency. His very size floats him out of all his difficulties in a sea of rich conceits; and he turns round on the pivot of his convenience, with every occasion and at a moment's warning. His natural repugnance to every unpleasant thought or circumstance of itself makes light of objections, and provokes the most extravagant and licentious answers in his own justification. His indifference to truth puts no check upon his invention, and the more improbable and unexpected his contrivances are, the more happily does he seem to be delivered of them, the anticipation of their effect acting as a stimulus to the gaiety of his fancy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
language: English
title: Characters Of Shakespeare's Plays
titlecomplete: Characters Of Shakespeare's Plays
genres: English Literature, Nonfiction, Books About Books, Theatre, Criticism, Essays, Writing, Plays, Literary Criticism, Classics
ratings_count: 98
publisher: Kessinger Publishing