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How to Read Shakespeare Like a Royal

Charles N. PopeJanuary 1, 2019

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The Shakespearean plays contain a stunning breadth and depth of knowledge about English history, European royal history, classical and contemporary literature, and about the complex relationships between the various royal courts of the day. Authorship by the Elizabethan Court is therefore discernible based on content alone, that is, by what the plays revealed and just as importantly, what they threatened to reveal about international royal affairs if the will of Elizabeth was not respected. One of the most significant (and surprising) functions of the plays was to act as a type of "Defense Program" for Queen Elizabeth's throne against her European rivals. However, the plays also served to instill solidarity in the members of the Elizabethan Court and to inspire the English people as well. The plays accomplished all of this without coming across as overly pedantic. They were not merely great works of literature, but a brilliant expression of Elizabethan foreign and domestic policy!

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Charles N. Pope is an independent historical researcher and host of www.DomainOfMan.com since the 1990's.

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Jan 1, 2019

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580

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English

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Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Literary Criticism / Shakespeare

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