Shakespearean Tragedy  19711

  • Lecture I: The Substance of Shakespearean Tragedy
  • Lecture II: Construction in Shakespeare’s Tragedies
  • Lectures III-X: On Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth

Locations in Harold's Library

Topics covered by this book

  1. Timon of Athens (drama) • p378 • Note S: King Lear and Timon of Athens
  2. Macbeth (drama) • Lectures IX and X • Note Z: Suspected interpolations • Note AA: Has Macbeth been abridged? • Note BB: The date - metrical tests • Note CC: When was the murder of Duncan first plotted? • Note DD: Did Lady Macbeth really faint? • Note EE: Duration of the action. Macbeth's age. 'He has no children'. • Note FF: The Ghost of Banquo
  3. King Lear (drama) • Lectures VII and VII • Note S: King Lear and Timon of Athens • Note T: Did Shakespeare shorten King Lear? • Note U: Movements of the dramatis personae in Act 2 • Note V: Suspected interpolations • Note W: The staging of the scene of Lear's reunion with Cordelia • Note X: The Battle • Note Y: Some difficult passages
  4. Othello (drama) • Lectures V and VI • Note K: Othello's courtship • Note L: Othello in the Temptation scene • Note M: Questions as to Othello 5.1 • Note N: Two passages in the last scene of Othello • Note O: Othello on Desdemona's last words • Note P: Did Emilia suspect Iago? • Note Q: Iago's suspicion regarding Cassio and Emilia • Note R: Reminiscences of Othello in King Lear
  5. Hamlet (drama) • Lecture III: Shakespeare's Tragic Period – Hamlet • Lecture IV • Note A: Events before the opening of the action in Hamlet • Note B: Where was Hamlet at the time of his father's death? • Note C: Hamlet's age • Note D: 'My tables – meet it is I set it down' • Note E: The Ghost in the cellarage • Note F: The Player's speech in Hamlet • Note G: Hamlet's apology to Laertes • Note H: The exchange of rapiers
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