Butler University Digital Commons @ Butler University Graduate Thesis Collection Graduate Scholarship 1930 Romantic Comedies of Robert Greene and William Shakespeare Ella Tucker Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Tucker, Ella, "Romantic Comedies of Robert Greene and William Shakespeare" (1930). Graduate Thesis Collection. 94. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/94 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Scholarship at Digital Commons @ Butler University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Butler University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ROMANTIC COMEDI~S OF ROBER'l' GREENE AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ( A Comparative Study ) by ELLA 'I'UCKER A thesis submitted as partiel fulfillment for the degree of Master of Arts Department of English Butler University Indianapolis 1930 CON'I'El':TS T. Introduction ------------------------------------- 1 II. Use of Dramatic Elements A. Dra~atic Construction - Plot ~ 1. Types of Plot -----------------~--------6 ! a. Simple in Greene rCl tJ b. Complex in Both 2. Themes of Plot ------------------------ 12 fl. Central 'l'heme (a) Love b. Subord1nnte Themes (D) Hero ism (b) Wonder 3. Devices Used in Plot ------------------ 17 e.. Disguises 4. Sources of Plot ------------~----------21 8.. Tradition of Romance Countries b. Genius of Contemporaries c. Originality of Authors 5. Treat~ent of the Same Plot by the Two Au.thors --------------- 29 B.. Plot Derived from Ariosto b. Plot Originated by Greene - 1 ~ S~'b~ B. Settings ----------------------------------- 37 1. Poverty of Settings in Greene 2.