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- Title
Written on the Forehead.
- Authors
Roberts, P. B.
- Abstract
The article discusses imagery in literature which describes the marking of the forehead to indicate shame or evil. The author notes how dialogue from the play "Richard III," by William Shakespeare, focuses on how the crimes of the character of Richard should be marked on his forehead and discusses how authors such as Gabriel Harvey and Samuel Rowlands used similar references. Some crimes, such as perjury and prostitution, resulted in criminals being branded on the forehead. Slaves who attempted to run away were also branded on the forehead as a punishment. Shakespeare also made references to branding in his plays "The Comedy of Errors" and "The Rape of Lucrece."
- Subjects
BRANDING (Punishment); HEAD; FIGURES of speech; SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; RICHARD III (Play : Shakespeare); HARVEY, Gabriel, ca. 1550-1631
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2009, Vol 56, Issue 4, p574
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gjp204