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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... thou dost pinch thy bearer , thou does sit Like a rich armor worn in heat of day , That scald'st with safety . 30 ) I spake unto this crown as having sense , And thus upbraided it : " The care on thee depending Hath fed upon the body of ...
... thou dost pinch thy bearer , thou does sit Like a rich armor worn in heat of day , That scald'st with safety . 30 ) I spake unto this crown as having sense , And thus upbraided it : " The care on thee depending Hath fed upon the body of ...
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... Thou rascal beadle , hold thy bloody hand ! Why does thou lash that whore ? Strip thy own back ; Thou hotly lusts to use her in that kind For which thou whip'st her . ( IV . vi . 160–163 ) Timon offers an acerbic aside on the poet's ...
... Thou rascal beadle , hold thy bloody hand ! Why does thou lash that whore ? Strip thy own back ; Thou hotly lusts to use her in that kind For which thou whip'st her . ( IV . vi . 160–163 ) Timon offers an acerbic aside on the poet's ...
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... thou say to thy brother : Brother , let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye , when thou seest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite , cast the beam out of thine own eye first , and then shalt thou see perfectly to ...
... thou say to thy brother : Brother , let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye , when thou seest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite , cast the beam out of thine own eye first , and then shalt thou see perfectly to ...
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