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In Hayes's reading, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a kind of father figure and fears engaging in oedipal competition with him (84-85).
In Hayes's reading, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a kind of father figure and fears engaging in oedipal competition with him (84-85).
In Hayes's reading, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a kind of father figure and fears engaging in oedipal competition with him (84-85).
Conceptually the continental shift works well. To judge by their blue berets and camouflage gear, Don Pedro and his men are returning from a UN peace-keeping mission.
The Spanish form "don" is also a title, formerly applicable only to the nobility, and now one of courtesy and respect applied to any member of the better classes
Although the play is set in Messina, in Sicily, which at the time Shakespeare was writing was part of the Spanish Kingdom of Aragon, the Prince is at first called "Peter" before Shakespeare settles into calling him "Pedro."
In Hayes's reading, Claudio regards Don Pedro as a kind of father figure and fears engaging in oedipal competition with him (84-85).