Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande
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The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande is a historical work compiled by Raphael Holinshed and first published in 1577. It is a compilation of various historical accounts, largely uncritically gathered from different sources. This work became a significant resource for many Elizabethan playwrights, most notably William Shakespeare, who drew material from its second edition for plays such as Macbeth and King Lear. The Chronicles are an example of a historical account arranged chronologically, a style common in medieval and Renaissance literature.123
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William ShakespeareShakespeare’s literary debts…to Raphael Holinshed , whose Chronicles (the second edition, published in 1587) furnished story material for several plays, including Macbeth and King Lear. In Shakespeare’s earlier works other debts stand out clearly: to Plautus for the structure of The Comedy of Errors; to the poet Ovid and to Seneca for…
Read More…to Raphael Holinshed , whose Chronicles (the second edition, published in 1587) furnished story material for several plays, including Macbeth and King Lear. In Shakespeare’s earlier works other debts stand out clearly: to Plautus for the structure of The Comedy of Errors; to the poet Ovid and to Seneca for…
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Henry IV, Part 1taken primarily from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Sir John Falstaff and his cronies in Eastcheap (an area in London) are original creations (with some indebtedness to popular traditions about Prince Hal’s prodigal youth that had been incorporated into a play of the 1580s called The Famous Victories of Henry…
Read Moretaken primarily from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Sir John Falstaff and his cronies in Eastcheap (an area in London) are original creations (with some indebtedness to popular traditions about Prince Hal’s prodigal youth that had been incorporated into a play of the 1580s called The Famous Victories of Henry…
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Henry IV, Part 2taken primarily from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Sir John Falstaff and the other comic secondary characters are original. In Henry IV, Part 2 these figures in Eastcheap (an area in London) dominate the action even more than they do in Part 1.
Read Moretaken primarily from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Sir John Falstaff and the other comic secondary characters are original. In Henry IV, Part 2 these figures in Eastcheap (an area in London) dominate the action even more than they do in Part 1.
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Henry V…the play was Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Shakespeare may also have been influenced by an earlier play about King Henry V called The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth.
Read More…the play was Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577), but Shakespeare may also have been influenced by an earlier play about King Henry V called The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth.
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Henry VIII…the play was Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles.
Read More…the play was Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles.
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Richard IItaken mainly from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577). While much of the play is true to the facts of Richard’s life, Shakespeare’s account of his murder rests on no reliable authority.
Read Moretaken mainly from Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577). While much of the play is true to the facts of Richard’s life, Shakespeare’s account of his murder rests on no reliable authority.
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