Shakespeare, the Earl, and the JesuitThe name of the Jesuit Robert Southwell has now and then been linked with Shakespeare's, but vaguely and tentatively. The name of Henry Wriothesley, third earl of Southampton, has been perennially been linked with Shakespeare's, sometimes not vaguely and tentatively enough. This book offers reasons for believing in a relationship among the three men, who were "kinsmen" as their contemporaries understood the term. --From publisher's description. |
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Page 246
... Duke's claim to have confessed Angelo and learned of his innocent intentions toward Isabella , or his announcement to Isabella that her brother was dead , or Isabella's pretense that she would yield to Angelo's sexual demands , or that ...
... Duke's claim to have confessed Angelo and learned of his innocent intentions toward Isabella , or his announcement to Isabella that her brother was dead , or Isabella's pretense that she would yield to Angelo's sexual demands , or that ...
Page 247
... Duke's good purposes must be consid- ered alongside the crooked and often hurtful means he employs to achieve them . Knowing full well that Claudio will not be executed , he assures Juliet that her beloved will die , confirms to Claudio ...
... Duke's good purposes must be consid- ered alongside the crooked and often hurtful means he employs to achieve them . Knowing full well that Claudio will not be executed , he assures Juliet that her beloved will die , confirms to Claudio ...
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... Duke is not promiscuously forgiving . Vi- enna has a prison that houses a variety of criminals - including , by the end ... Duke's methods of achieving them , were the resolutions communities would have accepted and the ecclesiasti- cal ...
... Duke is not promiscuously forgiving . Vi- enna has a prison that houses a variety of criminals - including , by the end ... Duke's methods of achieving them , were the resolutions communities would have accepted and the ecclesiasti- cal ...
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