Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays by John Weiss

Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays

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Title: Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays

Contents: The cause of laughter -- Wit, irony, humor -- Dogberry, Malvolio, Trolius and Cressida (Ajax), Bottom, Touchstone -- Falstaff: his companions; Americanisms -- Hamlet -- The porter in "Macbeth", the clown in "Twelfth night", the fool in "Lear" -- Women and men: Maria, Helena, Imogen, Constance -- Lord Bacon and the plays, Shakspeare's women, love in Shakspeare -- Portia -- Helena; Ophelia -- Macbeth -- Blonde women: Lady Macbeth.

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Author: Weiss, John, 1818-1879

EBook No.: 65060

Published: Apr 11, 2021

Downloads: 27

Language: English

Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters

Subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Humor

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.