ENGL 105A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Descant, Psychomachia
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Lecture # 4 1-19 the supernatural and the emergence of interiority: the supernatural: the ghosts who come to richard. The illusion of interiority: supernatural, two murderers with clarence have a debate (conscience) Dream is an allegorical dream about conscience: the elizabethan plays had no directors: the stage directed itself, important: we see the ghosts (in richard"s scene) Most important dream: clarence dream of richard pushing him off the boat: dream stanley has of bore (emblem) that this bore raised off his helm. Dream was real, was a prophecy: when richard takes the throne pg. Anne curses whoever might be richard wife, pg. 49 curses himself god punish me = comes true: pattern of people cursing themselves around the center degree of margaret, margaret: ancient, kind of witch, widow to last lancaster king. 30: can curses piece the clouds =curses come true: tern of curses, dreams, Now is the winter of our discontent lascivious pleasing of a lute major premise.
