Episode 94:
Gorboduc the first tragedy in blank verse
The lives of the co-authors Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville
The plot of the play including the description of the opening dumb show
The origins of the Gorboduc story
The political message of the play
How the play incorporates ideas and style from Seneca, Aristotle, and the medieval traditions
The use of allegorical characters
The problems whit the play as good drama
The play as an academic debate
The second printing of the play
The innovation of bank verse
The highpoint of the play
How satisfactory , or not, is the ending of the play?
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