Reflections on Master-Servant Relationships and Concepts of Love in Shakespeare's Comedies

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, LMU Munich, language: English, abstract: In the first part of this paper, I will analyse how the depiction of masters and servants in Shakespeare's plays can be traced back to the Italian Commedia dell'arte and how its characters serve Shakespeare in his comedies. I will give a general...