ENGL 4723 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Unrequited Love, Anachronism
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Romance is natural progression for shakespeare, disenchanted with. Genre of excess with realistic components that are barely discernable. Buy into the context explore love in a different way, affection outside of the box, requited and unrequited (norm) love because of marriage contracts that they have no say in. Committing incest, why would you put it into a riddle and romantic comedy. Able to enhance on the stage, romance invites into the mix. Romantic love an anachronism at this time 19th century notion. Opportunity for characters to as a way to present an ideal situation] originally hate each other, grow to like each other . John gower 14th century poet, friend of chaucer shakespeare exploits him, as audience know who he is. Spectacle to cause implausibility for romance movement from implausible to plausible. Knight errant travelling knights in search of resolving problems, making the world a better place code of chivalry.