Aspects of Shakespeare's Philosophy

[I.]The Conflicting Attitudes of Bacon and Shakespeare to Formal Philosophy[142]
[II.]Shakespeare's "Natural" Philosophy. Concealment of his Personality in his Plays[148]
[III.]His Lofty Conception of Public Virtue. Frequency of his Denunciation of Royal "Ceremony"[152]
[IV.]The Duty of Obedience to Authority[161]
[V.]The Moral Atmosphere of Shakespearean Drama[164]
[VI.]Shakespeare's Insistence on the Freedom of the Will[166]
[VII.]His Humour and Optimism[169]

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Shakespeare and Patriotism

[I.]The Natural Instinct of Patriotism. Dangers of Excess and Defect[170]
[II.]
An Attempt to Co-ordinate Shakespeare's Detached Illustrations of the Working of
Patriotic Sentiment. His Ridicule of Bellicose Ecstasy. Coriolanus illustrates the Danger of Disavowing Patriotism
[172]
[III.]

Criticism of One's Fellow-countrymen Consistent with Patriotism. Shakespeare on the
Political History of England. The Country's Dependence on the Command of the Sea.
The Respect Due to a Nation's Traditions and Experience

[179]
[IV.]Shakespeare's Exposure of Social Foibles and Errors[184]
[V.]Relevance of Shakespeare's Doctrine of Patriotism to Current Affairs[187]

[IX]

A Peril of Shakespearean Research

[I.]An Alleged Meeting of Peele, Ben Jonson, Alleyn, and Shakespeare at "The Globe" in 1600[188]
[II.]The Fabrication by George Steevens in 1763 of a Letter signed "G. Peel"[190]
[III.]
Popular Acceptance of the Forgery. Its Unchallenged Circulation through the Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, and Twentieth Centuries
[194]

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