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Comedies of William Shakespeare: Essay Questions And Answers For Review

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Pineas, Rainer
Affiliation: Professor Of English, York College, City University Of New York

Essay Questions And Answers For Review

1. What does Shakespeare satirize in the play and what are the techniques
of satire he uses?

Shakespeare satirizes pastoral love, the entire pastoral ideal,
satirists, Englishmen who return from abroad to criticize their own country,
and the elaborate code of quarreling of the time.

Shakespeare's satire of pastoral love is carried out through the
exaggerated behavior of Orlando, Oliver and Celia, ...

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