This is an unusual study of the nature of service and other types
of dependency and patronage in Shakespeare's drama. By considering
the close associations of service with childhood or youth, marriage
and friendship, Judith Weil sheds light on social practice and
dramatic action. Approached as dynamic explorations of a familiar
custom, the plays are shown to demonstrate a surprising
consciousness of obligations, and a fascination with how dependants
actively change each other. They help us understand why early
modern people may have found service both frightening and enabling.
Attentive to a range of historical sources, and social and cultural
issues, Weil also emphasises the linguistic ambiguities created by
service relationships, and their rich potential for interpretation
on the stage. The book includes close readings of dramatic
sequences in twelve plays, including Hamlet, Macbeth, The Taming of
the Shrew and King Lear.
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