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Asimov’s Guide To Shakespear. Volume 1After pardons are granted all round, even to the wicked murderer, Barnardine, the Duke finds there is one person he cannot pardon-the one who has sinned directly against himself. This is Lucio, who has slandered him. The Duke orders Lucio to marry the prostitute on whom he has fathered a child and, afterward, to be whipped and hanged. Lucio seems to be more dismayed at the disgrace of the marriage than at the rest and manages to be witty even at this last moment. Whereupon the Duke, with an effort, manages to be merciful on his own account too. He says: Upon mine honor, thou shalt marry her. Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal Remit thy other forfeits. —Act V, scene i, lines 521-23 Then, in his last speech, the Duke indicates pretty clearly that he intends to marry Isabella, and thus ends the play. 25. The Tempest Although The Tempest is usually found first in editions presenting the collected works of Shakespeare, it is actually the last play to be written entirely by Shakespeare, its date being 1611. His only work afterward consisted of his contributions to Fletcher's plays Henry VIII (see page II-743) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (see page I-53) ...» |
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