Shakespeare and Machiavelli
Although the question of Machiavellian influence on Shakespeare has been thoroughly debated, this book represents the first attempt to compare the two authors in detail. The playwright and the political philosopher share a common ground, a fascination with the motives and morality of political action, which makes for remarkable similarities in their presentation of the subject. In his deploying of the argument, the author of Il Principe emerges as a dramatic writer, like his English...
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A detailed comparison of Machiavelli with Shakespeare, grounded in their common use of rhetoric.
AcknowledgementsText and AbbreviationsPrefaceCh. 1Shakespeare and Machiavelli1Ch. 2Richard II and the Bullingbrook Affair: Subtle Rhetoric and a 'Silent King'30Ch. 3Henry V: The Prince and Cruelty63Ch. 4King John: Cruelty and the Action of Conscience94Ch. 5Julius Caesar: Conscience and Conspiracy133Ch. 6Antony and Cleopatra: Magnanimity and Machiavellian Erotics170Bibliography208Index215
