From “Obloquy” to “So Great Trust”
Broken Judgment in More’s and Shakespeare’s Richard III
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20146934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Avery (0000-0002-6945-2457, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 (Number 183 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 129-144 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Moreana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-8105 • E-ISSN: 2398-4961 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/more.2011.48.1-2.7 |
| OpenAlex | W2581892142 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper argues that the famous wooing scene of Anne by Richard in Shakespeare’s King Richard III offers an imaginative reply to a question posed, but not explicitly answered, by Thomas More’s History. How does a figure held in general “obloquy” suddenly fall into “so great trust”? I contend that Anne’s vulnerability to Richard’s tactics is largely a function of particular theological assumptions that Richard perceives and skillfully plays upon, assumptions that relate to debates raised by Reformed Christianity
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |