Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU ETD Archive 2015 James and Shakespeare: Unification Through Mapping Christina Wagner Cleveland State University Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive Part of the English Language and Literature Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Recommended Citation Wagner, Christina, "James and Shakespeare: Unification Through Mapping" (2015). ETD Archive. 555. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/555 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in ETD Archive by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. JAMES AND SHAKESPEARE: UNIFICATION THROUGH MAPPING CHRISTINA WAGNER Bachelor of Arts in English Cleveland State University May 2012 Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree MASTERS OF ARTS IN ENGLISH at CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY May 2015 We hereby approve this thesis of Christina Wagner Candidate for the Master of Arts in English degree for the Department of ENGLISH and the CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY College of Graduate Studies by _________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Chairperson, Dr. James J. Marino _________________________________________ Department & Date _________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Committee Member, Dr. Rachel K. Carnell _________________________________________ Department & Date _________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Committee Member, Dr. Gary R. Dyer _________________________________________ Department & Date Student’s Date of Defense: May 4, 2015 DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to all who wander. JAMES AND SHAKESPEARE: UNIFICATION THROUGH MAPPING CHRISTINA WAGNER ABSTRACT The art of exploration became an important aspect of theater in early modern England. Exploration is typically done through the utilization of a map.