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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: Critical Commentary and Essay Questions

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

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Scanlan, Mary H.
Affiliation: Associate Professor Of English, Seton Hall University

Critical Commentary and Essay Questions

Contemporary Reaction.

If public reaction be considered a species of criticism, probably Richard
II had the most spectacular initial criticism of any of Shakespeare's plays.
When it was first produced in 1595, or soon thereafter, it was considered
sensationally and dangerously topical. This was the period of the on - and -
off quarreling between Queen Elizabeth I and her erstwhile favorite, the Earl
of Essex. Essex ...

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