{"product_id":"9781350168398","title":"Shakespeare on Prejudice: 'Scorns and Mislike' in Shakespeare's Plays","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSokol, B. J.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow are unwarranted dislikes and prejudices portrayed in the works of Shakespeare and to what extent does Shakespeare differ from his contemporaries in their portrayal? What can we learn about Shakespeare's times and our own through a close reading of prejudice depicted in his plays?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study, B. J. Sokol examines what King Edward in \u003ci\u003eHenry VI Part III\u003c\/i\u003e calls 'your scorns and mislike' (4.1.23) – the unfounded prejudices depicted in Shakespeare's works and targeted at five distinct areas: education, the arts, peace, 'strangers' or outsiders and sexual love. Through a close reading of his plays, comparison with the works of other Elizabethan writers and a consideration of Shakespeare's social environment, this study provides a detailed appreciation of Shakespeare's dramatic method and his insights into the psychological motivations behind the prejudices portrayed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresenting Shakespeare's prejudice against education, Sokol examines numerous representations of pupils, teachers and schooling, focusing on anti-educational prejudices in \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eKing Henry VI Part 2\u003c\/i\u003e. The distaste of characters for art is considered alongside Shakespeare's repeated depiction of the destructive downgrading of the arts that erupts during political upheavals, while prejudice against peaceful living is traced in Shakespeare's various portrayals of 'honour'-driven feuding, such as in \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, and in warrior characters such as \u003ci\u003eCoriolanus\u003c\/i\u003e. Prejudice against strangers as depicted in plays including \u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is contrasted with that of plays by his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe's \u003ci\u003eThe Jew of Malta\u003c\/i\u003e. A final chapter examines prejudice against sex and the representation of many male and female characters who evade the erotic, subordinate the erotic to power seeking, or regard their own or others' erotic attachments with revulsion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44230274121983,"sku":"9781350168398","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/getimage_6b2726b5-bc43-4b37-b3fb-7ca4b31dfe77.jpg?v=1706122031","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781350168398","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}