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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... cause " means " mission of revenge " . Clearly it does in Hamlet's reference to the " form and cause " of his father's ghost and in his request to Horatio that he report " his cause aright " 29 But in this instance " cause " surely ...
... cause " means " mission of revenge " . Clearly it does in Hamlet's reference to the " form and cause " of his father's ghost and in his request to Horatio that he report " his cause aright " 29 But in this instance " cause " surely ...
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... cause conjoin'd ' : Reflections on ' Cause ' in Hamlet , " Renaissance Drama n.s. 16 ( 1985 ) , 75-94 , reflects on every single example of the word " cause " in the play except the problematic one now under consideration . 30 Paul ...
... cause conjoin'd ' : Reflections on ' Cause ' in Hamlet , " Renaissance Drama n.s. 16 ( 1985 ) , 75-94 , reflects on every single example of the word " cause " in the play except the problematic one now under consideration . 30 Paul ...
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... cause be not good , ' is his premise . The King in his argument makes no mention of a bad cause ; the entire premise of his argument is a good cause . Jorgenson , p.67 . See also Gurr ( 1977 ) , p.66 . In Q , instead of Williams's ...
... cause be not good , ' is his premise . The King in his argument makes no mention of a bad cause ; the entire premise of his argument is a good cause . Jorgenson , p.67 . See also Gurr ( 1977 ) , p.66 . In Q , instead of Williams's ...
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