Hudson says: “The greatness of Shakespeare’s work is apt to blind critics to his limitations and defects, but these must, of course, be recognized in any estimate of him. Broad as he was, he was essentially a man of his time, and while his plays are remarkable for their general truth to what is paramountcontinue reading
The establishment of romantic drama in England was the work of Shakespeare’s immediate predecessors known as the university wits (Kyd, Lyly, Greene, Peele, Marlowe, etc). Shakespeare’s plays follow the example set by these men. In other words, he is romantic dramatist as distinguished from the classical dramatists of ancient Greece and Rome. The Principles behindcontinue reading
The Elizabethan theaters were primitive concerns, large wooden sheds, party thatched with rushes, a flagstaff on the roof, and surrounded by a trench. They stood along the bank of the Thames and gave rise to a good deal of vexation to quiet citizens in the neighborhood. Around these play-houses in the afternoons, the narrow windingcontinue reading
Shakespeare’s poetic and dramatic career has been divided into four periods corresponding to the growth and experience of his life and mind. These divisions are as follows: Shakespeare Plays: Period of Experimentation (1588-1593) To this period belong: Titus Andronicus; Henry VI (three parts); Love’s Labour’s Lost; Comedy of Errors; Two gentlemen of Verona; Richard III;continue reading
ACT 1 The Act 1 of the Shakespeare play Measure for Measure introduces all the major character of the play including Duke, Angelo, Isabella, Claudio etc. We got to know that Duke wants to leave the city because his people are spolied. He wants Angelo to take his position in his absence and bring thecontinue reading
The plot is a series of events inside a story, each event is interwoven and has a development as well as consequence. A plot can be as simple as a ballad and as complex as imbroglio. According to Ansen Dibell, a plot is similar to story-line. In this section of “Plot definition,” we are going tocontinue reading