Shakespeare and the Law

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999 - 167 pages
Barton's entertaining and handy study reviews allusions to trials, judges, advocates, courts, procedure, legal concepts and terminology in Shakespeare's plays. Also biographical, Barton considers Shakespeare's personal relation to the Inns of Court and Chancery and the extent of his legal expertise.
 

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INTRODUCTION
3
THE INNS OF COURTTHE TEMPLE
17
LINCOLNS INN
25
THE INNS OF CHANCERYCLEMENTS INN
37
ALLUSIONS TO CASES AND LAWYERS OF NOTE
45
PETUITIES page
69
ALLUSIONS TO COURTS AND PROCEDURE
81
ALLUSIONS TO CROWN CRIMINAL CON
89
SHAKESPEARES USE OF LEGAL MAXIMS
121
SHAKESPEARES USE OF LEGAL JARGON
131
LEGAL ACQUIREMENTS
153
INDEX
161

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Page xiii - Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent 76 voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak.

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