Shakespeare's Problem Plays
The Problem Plays—Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All’s Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure—form a group distinguished by such common factors as a preoccupation with religious dogma and the problem of evil; an interest in human nature as it is, rather than with its latent capacities; and a strong contrast between the outlook of youth and age. Dr. Tillyard discusses these factors before traci...
The Problem Plays—Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, All’s Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure—form a group distinguished by such common factors as a preoccupation with religious dogma and the problem of evil; an interest in human nature as it is, rather than with its latent capacities; and a strong contrast between the outlook of youth and age. Dr. Tillyard discusses these factors before traci...
