Characters Of Shakespeare's Plays

Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is a literary analysis book written by William Hazlitt. The book is a collection of essays that explore the characters of some of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. Hazlitt examines the personalities, motivations, and actions of characters such as Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear. The book also delves into the relationships between characters and the themes that are present in Shakespeare's works. Hazlitt's writing is insightful and thought-provoking, and his analysis of Shakespeare's characters is considered to be one of the most influential works of literary criticism in the English language. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in Shakespearean literature or the study of character development in literature.The secret of Falstaff's wit is for the most part a masterly presence of mind, an absolute self-possession, which nothing can disturb. His repartees are involuntary suggestions of his self-love; instinctive evasions of everything that threatens to interrupt the career of his triumphant jollity and self-complacency. His very size floats him out of all his difficulties in a sea of rich conceits; and he turns round on the pivot of his convenience, with every occasion and at a moment's warning. His natural repugnance to every unpleasant thought or circumstance of itself makes light of objections, and provokes the most extravagant and licentious answers in his own justification. His indifference to truth puts no check upon his invention, and the more improbable and unexpected his contrivances are, the more happily does he seem to be delivered of them, the anticipation of their effect acting as a stimulus to the gaiety of his fancy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.