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- Title
Shakespeare's Politics and the Rejection of Falstaff.
- Authors
Hunter, G. K.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the depiction of power by playwright William Shakespeare through the fictional character of Falstaff. The play "Henry IV," presents very prominently a debate between the private values of Falstaff and the public values of the House of Lancaster and this culminates in the rejection of Shakespeare's best-loved character. It is at this point in the history of criticism that the crucial status of the rejection for the whole interpretation of the History Plays becomes apparent.
- Subjects
POLITICS in literature; LITERARY characters; SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; HENRY IV (Book); ENGLISH historical drama; LITERARY form
- Publication
Critical Quarterly, 1959, Vol 1, Issue 3, p229
- ISSN
0011-1562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8705.1959.tb01387.x