How to Read a Shakespeare PlayThis clear and succinct book is designed for general readers who want to know how to go about reading Shakespeare’s works for pleasure.
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... Hal's ending soliloquy , is as colloquial and witty as the taut first scene is formal and businesslike . Shakespeare ... Hal ' ; evidently he is the Prince of Wales . The other speaker is not actually given a last name until the scene is ...
... Hal's ending soliloquy , is as colloquial and witty as the taut first scene is formal and businesslike . Shakespeare ... Hal ' ; evidently he is the Prince of Wales . The other speaker is not actually given a last name until the scene is ...
Page 71
... Hal's encounter with his father takes place the next morning , after Hal has had to deal with the embarrassment of lying to the sheriff in order to shield Falstaff from arrest for the robbery , and after we have had a glimpse of ...
... Hal's encounter with his father takes place the next morning , after Hal has had to deal with the embarrassment of lying to the sheriff in order to shield Falstaff from arrest for the robbery , and after we have had a glimpse of ...
Page 74
... Hal , it is as though Hotspur has unwittingly been Hal's ' factor ' or agent , engrossing up glori- ous deeds in order that Hal might then take them away from his rival ( 3.2.147-8 ) . The greater Hotspur's reputation for bravery , the ...
... Hal , it is as though Hotspur has unwittingly been Hal's ' factor ' or agent , engrossing up glori- ous deeds in order that Hal might then take them away from his rival ( 3.2.147-8 ) . The greater Hotspur's reputation for bravery , the ...
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