This work is concerned with showing how a full understanding of a
Shakespeare work depends on an awareness of the central theme and
related themes and noticing how these themes are presented as the
play or poem moves forward from beginning to end. The book also
shows how the works are interrelated, thus enabling us to gain an
understanding of Shakespeare's works as a whole. It is assumed here
that if we wish to catch the true spirit of Shakespeare, we must
see him as a man of his time. Although there are some respects in
which his view of life as a Renaissance Christian may not be
acceptable to us, we should be able to respond to his presentation
of human life as a perpetual battle between good and evil, where
there is an especial need for integrity in those in authority, and
where love in various forms is of supreme value. In a series of
notes the book indicates how Shakespeare may have been directly
influenced by that famous statement of Renaissance ideals,
Castiglione's "The Book of the Courtier", available in
Shakespeare's time in Sir Thomas Hoby's English translation. The
format of the book is intended to be helpful to students and
play-goers as well as more experienced readers of Shakespeare, as
Fletcher goes through each of the Bard's works in turn, giving a
brief synopsis and then discussing the work in relation to its
wider themes.
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