Shakespeare's symmetries: the mirrored structure of action in the plays
"The organization of Shakespeare's plays has baffled audiences and critics. While the narrative varies from play to play, thematic actions are invariably designed in mirroring pairs around the central scene: A-B-C-B-A. This symmetrical pattern is the foundation of all of Shakespeare's...
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| Summary: | "The organization of Shakespeare's plays has baffled audiences and critics. While the narrative varies from play to play, thematic actions are invariably designed in mirroring pairs around the central scene: A-B-C-B-A. This symmetrical pattern is the foundation of all of Shakespeare's mature work, as shown through analysis of the 26 plays in this book"... |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 238 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781476663708 |
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Preface 1
Part One: The Chiastic Design
1, The Chiastic Design 5
2, Isolating the Chiastic Design 20
3, Shakespeare s Scene Division 26
4, Shakespeare in Nine Scenes 36
5* Richard II: Thematic Arch and Imagery 44
6, The Merchant of Venice: Thematic Arch, Scene Division and Imagery 52
Part Two: Reading the Chiastic Design
7. The Thematic Arch of Julius Caesar: Sacrifice 58
8* The Construction (and Catholicism) of King John 69
9, Henry IV: The Structural Similarity of Parts One and Two 84
10, The Thematic Arch of The Merry Wives of Windsor: Role-Playing 92
IT Instinct and Artifice in As You Like It 99
12, The Thematic Arch of Henry V 107
13, The Anomalous Arch of Hamlet 116
14, The Stories in Troilus and Cressida 125
15, The Thematic Arch of Alls Well That Ends Well: Hubris and Humiliation 135
16, Act Division and Feeding Actions in Othello 142
17, The Thematic Arch of Folio King Lear: Evidence for the Quarto as a Draft 155
18, The Thematic Arch of Macbeth: Reconsidering Hecate 164
19, The Triple Arch of Antony and Cleopatra 170
20, The Thematic Arch of Coriolanus: Action and Eloquence 178
21, The Thematic Arch of Cymbeline: Sacrifice 186
11 The Parallel Plays of The Winter’s Tie: Entertainment 195
21 The Thematic Arch of The Tempest: A Hand for Prospero 202
Appendix: Narrative Analyses 221
Chapter Notes 223
Bibliography 233
Index 237
The organization of Shakespeare’s plays has challenged,
even baffled audiences and critics since the 17th century.
Cymbeline has been dismissed as “incoherent.” Hamlet “is of
no clear shape.” And Antony and Cleopatra “bewilders the
mind.”
These judgments result from an incomplete understanding
of Shakespeare’s constructive practice. It is not the narrative
arc alone that organizes the plays but a complex structure of
interwoven narrative and thematic actions. While the narrative
varies from play to play, thematic actions are invariably created
in mirroring pairs around the central scene: A-B C-B-A.
This symmetrical pattern, which can be visualized as an arch
with a focal keystone, is the foundation of all of Shakespeare’s
mature work, as shown through an analysis of the 26 plays
in this book. This arch illuminates the structure of plays
that have long been puzzling, demonstrating that they are
thematically organized and rigorously crafted. It also reveals
subtleties otherwise invisible.
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