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 104
... become one . It hardly seems possible that Shakespeare was presenting Lucrece to his pa- tron as a model worthy of imitation . Neither is it likely that the poet would have portrayed for the earl as an object of derision a charac- ter ...
... become one . It hardly seems possible that Shakespeare was presenting Lucrece to his pa- tron as a model worthy of imitation . Neither is it likely that the poet would have portrayed for the earl as an object of derision a charac- ter ...
Page 107
... becomes a " virtuous monu- ment , " having surrendered her individuality to principle and be- come a cynosure in a political ... become a martyr , suggesting that the contemptuous idealists may not have had the right to use the term so ...
... becomes a " virtuous monu- ment , " having surrendered her individuality to principle and be- come a cynosure in a political ... become a martyr , suggesting that the contemptuous idealists may not have had the right to use the term so ...
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... become martyrs ; some will become only psychological and political casualties , and perhaps ex- ecutioners themselves . Shakespeare knew this very well , and would understand the problem even more deeply in writing Hamlet . He saw both ...
... become martyrs ; some will become only psychological and political casualties , and perhaps ex- ecutioners themselves . Shakespeare knew this very well , and would understand the problem even more deeply in writing Hamlet . He saw both ...
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