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The subordinate('s) plot: Petty treason and the forms of domestic rebellion.

Authors :
Dolan, Frances E.
Source :
Shakespeare Quarterly. Fall92, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p317. 24p.
Publication Year :
1992

Abstract

Describes the legal complexities of the crime of treason in the realm of domestic laws in early modern England and how these issues are reflected in Shakespeare's `The Tempest,' the anonymous `Arden of Faversham,' and the printed transcripts of the trial of the Earl of Castlehaven. Wife or slave murdering man of house guilty of treason; Man equated to king in hierarchical order.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00373222
Volume :
43
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Shakespeare Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9212210904
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/2870531