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 97
... says the ghost of his dead wife “ came vested all in white , pure as her mind . ” I owe this reference to Ingeborg Boltz ( ed . ) , The Winter's Tale / Das Winter- märchen ( Tübingen , 1986 ) , p.153 . Ambrose Bierce notes " one ...
... says the ghost of his dead wife “ came vested all in white , pure as her mind . ” I owe this reference to Ingeborg Boltz ( ed . ) , The Winter's Tale / Das Winter- märchen ( Tübingen , 1986 ) , p.153 . Ambrose Bierce notes " one ...
Page 169
... says : " You say you are a better soldier : / Let it appear so ; make your vaunting true . " To which Cassius retorts : " You wrong me in every way ; you wrong me , Brutus ; I said , an elder soldier , not a better . Did I say better ...
... says : " You say you are a better soldier : / Let it appear so ; make your vaunting true . " To which Cassius retorts : " You wrong me in every way ; you wrong me , Brutus ; I said , an elder soldier , not a better . Did I say better ...
Page 197
... says , " is not that the morning which breaks yonder ? " 9 In performance , however , Wil- liams and Court are as anonymous as , say , the Fishermen in Pericles . In Q they are anonymous : " Enters three Souldiers , " says the stage ...
... says , " is not that the morning which breaks yonder ? " 9 In performance , however , Wil- liams and Court are as anonymous as , say , the Fishermen in Pericles . In Q they are anonymous : " Enters three Souldiers , " says the stage ...
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