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Oldcastle in the play is shown as loyal to Henry V and esteemed by many people of both high and low degree. A follower of Wycliff, he stood for removing the abuses of the Church. Those who benefited from the abuses, the bishops, wanted Henry V to see Oldcastle as disloyal to the crown.
For my purposes in comparing Oldcastle to Falstaff, the book was useful but I need to read about Wycliff and John Florio to complete the picture.
It was originally a doctoral dissertation.
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The author uses his setting, the harsh and remote South Coast of Western Australia, as a mirror to the emotions of his characters as they each struggle to come to terms with their own personal 'Darkness' - and their journey, though often painful, becomes the reader's own journey.
The gentle prose which reveals the story is descriptive enough that you can feel and understand the story, and yet there is also enough action and suspense to keep you turning the pages. As a reader I hate it when authors 'talk down' to me, and I never felt like that with this book.
I recommend it to anyone who has had to deal with 'darkness' in their own lives, or who just wants an intelligent and engaging read.
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The drama is kept nicely on the boil with no resort to the ridiculous. The technical content is near-perfect. A first-class read for sea professional, sea novel reader and discerning thriller-addict alike.
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Any student of history can see that our generation is ripe for the greedy picking. And as long as the general people are pacified and slowly boiled they will not take the time to even consider counting the cost of manly independence. We are stunned by the absolute present, and a few days perhaps, into the future. We do not have the time to search things out like "Defending Civil Resistance Under International Law". Why bother anyway, when it will only ruin our reputations and agendas?
Let me tell you that a real citizen of any country has his heart set on the highest interests and not merely those of the fleeting surface. If there are any real men today who are independent, honest, and thorough, then they will consider all of the implications or effects of their actions; and if they have any wisdom they will consider the foundations of the times. Boyl seems to be such a courageous fellow who is willing to call America back to dignity and maturity. His rare post as Instructor of International Law prepares him to consider our times and sphere objectively. And as people so caught up with the present, and so dependent upon 'authorities,' we should give our undivided attention to such a man when he calls us to be accountable for forsaking all the counsel of our fathers and all the wisdom of the ages. We won't listen until we see for ourselves! Until the very things happen to us that were warned in this book.
This book will not only give you facts about how you have been duped by just accepting popular opinion, but if it is considered will help you to begin to understand some of the real responsibilities of government and the people. There are many contributions in this book, but the most important is its magnetic call for independent, honest, and thorough heroes to rebuild the fallen walls.