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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Page 129
... reading here proposed is that Juliet's three convoluted lines reveal themselves as both internally con- sistent and consistent , dramatically and psychologically , with other parts of the play ( e.g. , Claudio's response to his ...
... reading here proposed is that Juliet's three convoluted lines reveal themselves as both internally con- sistent and consistent , dramatically and psychologically , with other parts of the play ( e.g. , Claudio's response to his ...
Page 177
... reading may refer to Helena's tasks , not to her return . She could therefore show a child , as Shakespeare certainly intended while writing Act III , or a bundle containing a child . " 79 But for Malone the discrepancy was enervatingly ...
... reading may refer to Helena's tasks , not to her return . She could therefore show a child , as Shakespeare certainly intended while writing Act III , or a bundle containing a child . " 79 But for Malone the discrepancy was enervatingly ...
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... reading reflects neither Shakespeare's oversight nor Helena's falsification , but an authorial revision . Why would ... reading the letter Cassius has planted , 84 and Polonius reading Hamlet's letter to Ophelia , " In her excellent ...
... reading reflects neither Shakespeare's oversight nor Helena's falsification , but an authorial revision . Why would ... reading the letter Cassius has planted , 84 and Polonius reading Hamlet's letter to Ophelia , " In her excellent ...
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