Providence and Grace.
Favoured by providence, the romances are never allowed to slip into tragedy; they end in a state of grace, in festivals of forgiveness and reconciliation..
Pisanio, Belarius, Guiderius and Arviragus in Cymbeline, Camillo, Paulina, Antiochus and the shepherds in The Winter\'s Tale are benevolent forces, acting providentially.
Whereas in the mouldy medieval tale of Pericles Providence comes ex machina, through winds and storms that crash or carry ships, in the other romances it uses humans as its agents.
Like Vincentio, Prospero is both protagonist and author of his own drama; he acts as providence, shows grace, and leads The Tempest to a happy end.
Vincentio\'s omniscience, Providence and Grace set the trend for the romances.
In Troilus and Cressida , cuckoldry dominates, whereas in All\'s Well and Measure for Measure the traditional marriages that define comedy are allowed to happen.
Love is doomed in Troilus and Cressida , but the King\'s Providence and Duke Vincentio\'s Grace give it a chance in All\'s Well That Ends Well , and in Measure for Measure , however distasteful Helena\'s bed trick is, and however corrupt Vienna remains.
Shakespeare\'s problem plays are dark comedies, infected by the sex nausea that first manifested itself in Hamlet.
Cerul se lumineaza in ultimele piese ( Pericle, Cymbeline, Poveste de iarna si Furtuna ), in care sufletele sunt atinse de har, iar o forta providentiala, binevoitoare, aplaneaza conflicte, salveaza vieti si aduna intreaga societate intr-un festival al regenerarii si reconcilierii.
Daca Troilus si Cressida este dominata de mizantropia lui Tersit, actiunea providentiala a suveranilor permite celorlalte comedii sa evolueze inspre nuntile necesare.
Asa-zisele piese problema ( Troilus si Cressida , Totu-i bine cand se sfarseste bine si Masura pentru masura ), compuse intre Hamlet si celelalte mari tragedii, prezinta cupluri disfunctionale si amoruri tenebroase.
Lectures on Shakespeare’s Problem Plays and Romances Editie in limba engleza Volumul analizeaza ultimele comedii ale lui Shakespeare.
Providence and Grace
