A new dimension, that of density, is added to Shakespearian scholarship by Nicolas Bentley's analysis of Shakespeare's plots. Mr Bentley is extremely dense. In fact, it is surprising that he has been able to follow the plays at all, still more that he should have been able to summarise the stories so succinctly, to illuminate the motives of the characters, and so forth. To a life-long love of Shakespeare, Mr Bentley attributes a life-long love of Shakespeare. Nevertheless, he feels that the intricacies of Shakespeare's dramatic construction have long stood in need of fresh critical analysis, though if you think that is what you are going to get here, you are very much mistaken.
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