Subjectivity, exemplarity, and the establishing of characterization in 'Lucrece.'

From: Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Cousins, A.D. | Copyright information

An analysis of the establishment of consciousness and role among Tarquin, Collatine and Lucrece, protagonists in Shakespeare's 'Lucrece,' reveals the complexity of these characterizations as far as their discursive links are concerned. Meanwhile, the exemplarity in the poem is reflected in how Lucrece's rape has made her fiercely believe that her innermost self has been defiled and stolen, which subsequently drove her into committing suicide. A look into 'Lucrece's' characterization is thus a...

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