Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies by Charlotte Porter;Helen A. Clarke
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Compare the jealousy of Ford with the jealousy of Adriana in the "Comedie of Errors." Which exemplifies the riper treatment and why? THE STORY OF ACT V THE DEFEAT OF MERCENARY LOVEMAKING Make clear the ins and outs of the Fairy trap, first for its actors, then for the dupes? Can the apparent inconsistencies in the wearing of green or white and the mention of "Quickly" for "Queene" be accounted for on the supposition that everybody is deceived except Nan and Fenton? (See Notes on V. v. 421, 205-209). The compliments to Queen Elizabeth in the Play: What are they and how is their appropriateness to the Plot made good? Consider the "humors" of the Welsh and French speeches and episodes as exploitations and developments of the similar humors of Fluellen and the Frenchmen of "Henry V." The fairy scenes and effects of this Play compared with those of the wedding night feast at the end of "A Midsommer Nights Dreame." What indications are there in the Falstaffe of "Henry IV." that he is superficially affected by the Puritanism about him? Is he any more deeply affected by it in the present Play? What is the difference in his appearance in this Play with respect to Puritanic morals: Is he more affected by them, at the last, when he is so grossly their |
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