Project Gutenberg 2005-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 790 Johnson, Samuel 1709 1784 Sherbo, Arthur 1918 2010 Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Produced by David Starner, David King, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies" by Samuel Johnson is a critical commentary on the tragedies of Shakespeare, written in the mid-20th century. This work provides in-depth analysis and notes on various plays, examining thematic elements, character motivations, and historical contexts of Shakespeare's tragedies. Readers interested in both Shakespearean literature and literary criticism will find this exploration insightful to understand the intricacies of these classic works. The opening of the volume features an introduction by Arthur Sherbo that outlines Samuel Johnson's complex emotional response to Shakespeare's tragedies. It highlights Johnson's personal experiences with the plays, delving into specific scenes that evoked strong feelings in him, such as the Ghost in "Hamlet" or the death of Cordelia in "King Lear." Sherbo discusses Johnson's mixture of emotional involvement with certain moments in Shakespeare's works while maintaining a dispassionate editorial perspective on others, setting the stage for a nuanced exploration of the tragedies analyzed throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 609495 2025-08-06T14:36:03.910153 text/html 607048 2020-12-14T09:51:07 text/html 319995 2025-08-06T14:36:17.120134 application/epub+zip 332770 2025-08-06T14:36:07.812175 application/epub+zip 295504 2025-08-06T14:36:06.292219 application/epub+zip 688672 2025-08-06T14:36:23.064131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612179 2025-08-06T14:36:16.001140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525329 2022-09-07T22:29:58.006736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527149 2025-08-06T14:36:01.182155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526998 2020-12-14T09:51:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526991 2020-12-14T09:51:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20383 2025-08-06T14:36:23.212061 application/rdf+xml 21573 2025-08-06T14:36:06.858139 image/jpeg 4714 2025-08-06T14:36:06.576127 image/jpeg 209921 2020-12-14T09:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 220323 2020-12-14T09:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 209881 2020-12-14T09:51:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 314367 2025-08-06T14:36:03.955215 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia