Ernie Rehder's Comments

"Double Falsehood" is probably based on the lost play, "Cardenio," actually by John Fletcher and mistakenly attributed also to Shakespeare. There does indeed appear to be visible evidence of "Shakespeare" in the work, but this is actually the forgery of Theobald, who, as the leading Shakespearian scholar of his time, was well equipped to add what resemble snippets from Hamlet, Lear, etc to the ms. in order to convey a notion of the authentic Shakespearian language, dramaturgy etc. Shakespeare did not plagiarize or borrow from his own works. Someone else did that.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.

Profile for Ernie Rehder

  • Member Since 1969/12/31


Statistics

Comments

  • Threads Started 1
  • Replies Posted 0
  • Likes Received 0
  • Abuse Flags 0
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More