The Figure of the Malcontent in Shakespeare

action appearance awareness becomes Brutus Caesar called Cassius cause Chapter character citizens common condition contemporary context contrast Coriolanus corruption court courtier criticism dedication define describes discontent doctrine dramatic Duke effect elements Elizabethan England English Epigrams evil fact fashion fear figure fool forces genuine give Hamlet Henry honor human humour intellectual melancholy Italy Jaques John King less live London look machiavel malcontent manner Marston meaning melancholy mind moral motivated nature never noble Notes passion patron patronage philosophical play poet political position present Prince railing reason respect response rhetoric role Roman Rome satiric scene scholar seeking seems sense Shakespeare social society speak spirit Studies suggests tells thing thinks Thomas thou thought Timon tradition traveler true understanding University Press villainous Webster