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Excerpt - Shakespeare and Forgetting - by Peter Holland

Shakespeare and Forgetting cover
Shakespeare and Forgetting cover

Shakespeare and Forgetting coverShakespeare and Forgetting by Peter Holland considers how Shakespeare explores the concept of forgetting and how forgetting functions in performance.

The excerpt below focuses on the character of Sir John Falstaff, who appears in several of Shakespeare’s plays. Why do multiple characters struggle to remember Falstaff’s name?

Comments

“We have heard the Chimes at Midnight Maatsre Robert Shallow!” “That we have Sir John, Oh! God the things we have seen!” My favorite all-time Shakespearean character! Good Sir John!

Cheyenne Asia Foxe — August 18, 2021