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Characters

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

A Tourneur Mystification, 1932

 File — Box 08: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008243765], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS020:02.70
Scope and Contents

The document discusses arguments over the identification of an author named Tourneur who wrote a prose "Character" of the late Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury upon his death.

Dates: 1932

Dogberry's Due Process of Law, 1943

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS020:01.42
Scope and Contents

The article analyzes the character of Dogberry in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The author discusses the character's impact on the plot of the play and the significance of his actions.

Dates: 1943

In regards to Shakespeare's character Falstaff, 1919-1938

 File — Box 03: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124718], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS020:01.51
Scope and Contents

The materials include several documents regarding Shakespeare's character of Fallstaff, such as the significance behind the character, how he affects the play and the historical background that inspired the character.

Dates: 1919-1938

Notes on Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1887-1905

 File — Box 07: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008229236], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS020:02.65
Scope and Contents

The documents contain notes on Shakespeare's The Tempest, including The probable source of the play, the central ideas woven within the story, examinations on the major and minor characters found in the play and the impact they have on the plot, as well as the different situations that the characters go through.

Dates: 1887-1905

Notes on Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, 1916-1917

 File — Box 08: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008243765], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS020:02.69
Scope and Contents

The documents contain notes and essays regarding Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida, including examining the different stories presented within the play, Shakespeare’s portrayals of his various characters, specifically Ajax, and a connection between Shakespeare’s tale and a similar one of Chaucer's.

Dates: 1916-1917

Shakespeare and his characters, 1944

 File — Box 01: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124692], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS020:01.21
Scope and Contents

The materials include various articles about Shakespeare's characters and the imagery behind them. Two documents focus their analysis on the female characters of some of his plays. A couple of the items are in german, one of which concentrates on Shakespeares' female characters and the other one is a speech to the king.

Dates: 1944

Shakespeare and Woodrow Wilson, 1928

 File — Box 08: Series MSS020:02 [Barcode: 35138008243765], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:02.77
Scope and Contents

The document draws a connection between Shakespeare’s character of Julius Caesar and Woodrow Wilson and lists similarities and differences seen between the two men's lives.

Dates: 1928

Shakespeare's and Voltaire's Julius Caesar, 1876-1881

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS020:01.82
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article comparing the character of Julius Caesar in Shakespeares' show and Voltaires play.

Dates: 1876-1881

Shakespeare's Cleopatra, 1944

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS020:01.24
Scope and Contents

The materials include an essay describing the character of Cleopatra in Shakespeare's play, Antony and Cleopatra, and how she develops throughout the show and what those changes represent.

Dates: 1944

Shakespeare's Counsellors of State, 1935

 File — Box 02: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124700], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS020:01.33
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article discussing Shakespeare's characters that were counsellors of state, including who they were, how they typically behaved and, how they affected the overall story of the play.

Dates: 1935