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Morální problém ekvivokace za Alžběty I. a u Shakespeara (1595-1605)

Title in English Problem of Equivocation in the Times of Persecution under Elizabeth I and in Shakespeare
Authors

OSOLSOBĚ Petr

Year of publication 2020
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description Equivocation in the moral philosophy of the XVI-XVIIth century debate means the juristic language the right for an ambivalent communication in the times of persecution. Eglish Jesuits (Southwell, Garnet, Persons) advocated equivocation of the persecuted Catholics, the seal of the confessional, and in the case of unlawful torture and trial by jury. The Elizabethan establishment condemned equivocation as a lie and trickery. Shakespeare echoed the hot topic of equivocation in Hamlet, Macbeth, All's Well that Ends Well, and in Henry V. Where (probably) stood Shakespeare, as for this controversy?
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