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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John Klause. characters in the play . The pun on the Diet of Worms and Laertes ' " To this point I stand " were the playwright's allusions , not intended as such by the characters who spoke them . Wittenberg had a uni- versity before ...
John Klause. characters in the play . The pun on the Diet of Worms and Laertes ' " To this point I stand " were the playwright's allusions , not intended as such by the characters who spoke them . Wittenberg had a uni- versity before ...
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... characters ' names ap- pear in an exact or approximate form in Southwell's book . Shakespeare found in the Epistle suggestions for twelve of the eigh- teen named dramatis personae : Vincentio Angelo Lucio Thomas Peter Varrius Froth ...
... characters ' names ap- pear in an exact or approximate form in Southwell's book . Shakespeare found in the Epistle suggestions for twelve of the eigh- teen named dramatis personae : Vincentio Angelo Lucio Thomas Peter Varrius Froth ...
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... character , which inspires tolerance of faults . They will perceive that his sins are less grievous than those of the characters who receive his mercy , and will understand the play's reliance on the biblical no- tion that the impetus ...
... character , which inspires tolerance of faults . They will perceive that his sins are less grievous than those of the characters who receive his mercy , and will understand the play's reliance on the biblical no- tion that the impetus ...
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