Troilus and Cressida – Shakespeare’s Ugliest Play
Sheldrake on Shakespeare
English - May 18, 2015 20:47 - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsBooks Arts sheldrake shakespeare english literature literary criticism drama theatre plays author Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We associate Shakespeare with humanity, warmth, generosity and kindness when he writes about people who have made a wrong decision. Even Richard III at the beginning of his play tells us what a dreadful life he’s had until now. Troilus and Cressida is different. Shakespeare is merciless with his characters and shows the Trojan War […]
We associate Shakespeare with humanity, warmth, generosity and kindness when he writes about people who have made a wrong decision. Even Richard III at the beginning of his play tells us what a dreadful life he’s had until now. Troilus and Cressida is different. Shakespeare is merciless with his characters and shows the Trojan War as a perverse catastrophe for everyone unlucky enough to be caught up in it. From the scheming warriors at the top to those suffering at the bottom, Shakespeare shows us two civilisations, Greece and Troy, buckling under their own weight.
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