Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis

Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis

A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare&#8217;s <i>Richard III</i> underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarah Skwire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Shakespeare
<i>Richard III</i>
Jacob
Esau
Bible
Genesis
Tudor
Elizabeth I
Early Modern
succession
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/331
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Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
Religions
Shakespeare
<i>Richard III</i>
Jacob
Esau
Bible
Genesis
Tudor
Elizabeth I
Early Modern
succession
author_facet Sarah Skwire
author_sort Sarah Skwire
title Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
title_short Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
title_full Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
title_fullStr Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
title_full_unstemmed Curse, Interrupted: <i>Richard III</i>, Jacob and Esau, and the Elizabethan Succession Crisis
title_sort curse, interrupted: <i>richard iii</i>, jacob and esau, and the elizabethan succession crisis
publisher MDPI AG
series Religions
issn 2077-1444
publishDate 2018-10-01
description A previously unexplored reference to the biblical story of Jacob and Esau in Shakespeare&#8217;s <i>Richard III</i> underlines connections to the early modern dramatic preoccupation with the question of succession in the late Elizabethan era.
topic Shakespeare
<i>Richard III</i>
Jacob
Esau
Bible
Genesis
Tudor
Elizabeth I
Early Modern
succession
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/331
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