Begging to Differ: Modes of Discrepancy in ShakespeareThe frequent inconsistencies in Shakespeare's work, particularly in plot and characterization, have long attracted the attention and even ire of his commentators. Based largely on four plays - Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale and Henry V - this study is a detailed exploration of some modes of discrepancy as they relate to three specific areas of Shakespeare's dramaturgy: plot and narrative; language and text; and reasoning and proof. Professor Thatcher examines the nature and causes of real and apparent inconsistencies and suggests whether or not they may be seen to have artistic or dramatic justification. Begging to Differ includes the first comprehensive treatment of a neglected topic, discrepant quotations within Shakespeare's text. |
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... Isabella , is not accurate as an accusation of hypocrisy . " Doesn't Isabella ac- cuse Angelo of being a hypocrite ? " it may be asked . Yes , she does , but that is part of her strategy to bring him to justice . Later , in a different ...
... Isabella , is not accurate as an accusation of hypocrisy . " Doesn't Isabella ac- cuse Angelo of being a hypocrite ? " it may be asked . Yes , she does , but that is part of her strategy to bring him to justice . Later , in a different ...
Page 271
... Isabella's " sacred chastity . " It seems to me that the duke wants Angelo to think it is Isabella he has violated , not Mariana - despite the new severity in the laws , Angelo might have argued that it was less of an offense to sleep ...
... Isabella's " sacred chastity . " It seems to me that the duke wants Angelo to think it is Isabella he has violated , not Mariana - despite the new severity in the laws , Angelo might have argued that it was less of an offense to sleep ...
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... Isabella is no more a valid reason for pardoning Claudio than Angelo's " natural guiltiness . " Claudio's reprieve ... Isabella's defense , Escalus is convinced that Angelo is guilty as charged ( V. i . 472– 475 ) , and Angelo himself ...
... Isabella is no more a valid reason for pardoning Claudio than Angelo's " natural guiltiness . " Claudio's reprieve ... Isabella's defense , Escalus is convinced that Angelo is guilty as charged ( V. i . 472– 475 ) , and Angelo himself ...
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