hy 142
II. Shakespeare's "Natural" Philosophy. Concealment
of his Personality in his Plays 148
III. His Lofty Conception of Public Virtue. Frequency
of his Denunciation of Royal "Ceremony" 152
IV. The Duty of Obedience to Authority 161
V. The Moral Atmosphere of Shakespearean Drama 164
VI. Shakespeare's Insistence on the Freedom of the
Will 166
VII. His Humour and Optimism 169
VIII
SHAKESPEARE AND PATRIOTISM
I. The Natural Instinct of Patriotism. Dangers of
Excess and Defect 170
II. An Attempt to Co-ordinate Shakespeare's Detached
Illustrations of the Working of Patriotic
Sentiment. His Ridicule of Bellicose Ecstasy.
Coriolanus illustrates the Danger of Disavowing
Patriotism 172
III. Criticism of One's Fellow-countrymen Consistent
with Patriotism. Shakespeare on the Political
History of England. The Country's Dependence
on the Command of the Sea. The Respect Due
to a Nation's Traditions and Experience 179
IV. Shakespeare's Exposure of Social Foibles and Errors 184
V. Relevance of Shakespeare's Doctrine of Patriotism
to Current Affairs 187
IX
A PERIL OF SHAKESPEAREAN RESEARCH
I. An Alleged Meeting of Peele, Ben Jonson,
Alleyn, and Shakespeare at "The Globe" in
1600 188
II. The Fabrication by George Steevens in 1763 of a
Letter signed "G. Peel" 190
III. Popular Acceptance of the Forgery. Its
Unchallenged Circulation through the Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries 194
X
SHAKESPEARE IN FRANCE
I. Amicable Literary Relations between France and
England from the Fourteenth to the Present Century 198
II. M. Jusserand on Shakespeare in France. French
Knowledge of English Literature in Shakespeare's
day. Shakespeare in Eighteenth-century France.
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