Henry IV, Part 2: Pt.2 (Cambridge School Shakespeare Picture Collection) (Taschenbuch)

Henry IV, Part 2: Pt.2 (Cambridge School Shakespeare Picture Collection) (Taschenbuch)
von William Shakespeare, Rex Gibson

Rezensionen:

Written in 1598, hard on the heels of the massive popular success ofHenry IV Part OneHenry IV Part Twotakes up where the first part finished, and completes Shakespeare's portrayal of the troubled reign of Henry IV. Rebellion has apparently been quelled, but dissension still permeates the country, and Henry is disillusioned, sick and dying. After the pace and comedy ofPart One.,Part Twois a much more subdued and gloomy affair. The tone is set by the early appearance of Falstaff, who relishes the possibilities of easy picking in the face of more civil unrest with his sinister quip that "I will turn diseases to commodity".

The drama focuses on Henry IV's difficult relationship with his son Prince Hal, and the latter's gradual emergence as a charismatic sovereign. In the process he sheds his image as a prodigal wastrel dramatised in the first half ofPart One, assuming the title of King Henry V in the closing scenes ofPart Two. Perhaps the most poignant moment of the whole play remains Henry's cold-blooded rejection of Falstaff, his surrogate father for much ofPart One. "I know thee not, old man" he tells the crushed Falstaff as he assumes the royal crown, preparing the audience for the type of monarch they will see in Shakeseare's subsequent dramatisation of English history,Henry V. --Jerry Brotton

Alle Rezensionen ansehen...

Angebote zu Henry , Part , Cambridge ab 1 Euro!

Siehe auch folgende Artikel:

The Life of King Henry the Fifth (Pelican Shakespeare) von William Shakespeare
King Henry V (New Penguin Shakespeare) von William Shakespeare
Henry V.

Sonstige Artikel:

Nero 7 Premium von Nero AG

Mehr zu Performing Arts, Theater, History & Criticism, Authors, Drama & Theater, Literary Criticism & Collections, Ireland, Paperback, British, Shakespeare, William, British & Irish, Shakespeare, Drama, History, Classics, Literary, Criticism & Theory, Literary Theory, Poetry, Shakespeare, William, British, Shakespeare, Education, High School, Philosophy, Greek & Roman, High School, Humanities, Language Arts, Book Notes, Education, Reading, Test Prep Central, Teens

Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de