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Commodity and Honour in King John
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Calderwood, James L. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | This chapter explains the present century King John, has never been very popular. Shakespeare's customary insistence on the themes of patriotism, obedience and unity is here entangled in his stern exploration of Commodity. The Troublesome Reign sends Philip into a trance wherein, speaking in 'a frantic madding vein' and vomiting gobbets of Latin, he senses 'fumes of majesty' and discovers that he was royally fathered. King John also marks a transition in Shakespeare's political ideas. It is a bridge between his earlier histories and the maturer thought of the Lancastrian plays, and it announces his discovery of the true nature of political man. In The Troublesome Reign Philip roughly forces the confession from his mother, hammering away at her until she breaks down into involved and tedious utterance. Shakespeare resolves this into a brief, spontaneous admission: King Richard Cordelion was thy father. In Faulconbridge, the political man is humanised by his robust wit and intense patriotism. Book Name: King John and Henry VIII |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2014-0-36720-3&isbn=9781315724560&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 144 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 127 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315724560-11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2015-04-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: King John and Henry Viii Literary Studies Man Commodity Reign Shakespeare's Philip King John Troublesome Fathered |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
