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eNotes Editorial, 11 Apr. Mary Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith ( ne Pollen; 2 June 1951) is an English independent scholar and author of Shadowplay: the Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare, [1] in which she posited that Shakespeare was a covert Catholic, whose works contain coded language used by the Catholic underground, particularly . Pym led the "middle group", which sought to maintain good relations between the two. [41], In a trailer for the movie, Emmerich lists ten reasons why in his view Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him. Apart from the production companies, the only opening credit is the movie's title, displayed on the marquee of the prologue's theater. Henry Wriothesley succeeded to his father's earldom in 1581 and became a royal ward under the care of Lord . A small Parliamentarian garrison suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Brentford. During the trial of Essex and Southampton after the Rebellion a letter was produced from William Reynolds (probably brother of Essex's secretary, Edward) in which he marvelled what had become of Piers Edmondes, the Earl of Essex's man, born in the Strand near me, who had many preferements by the Earl. He was friends with John Pym, one of the strongest critics of Charles in the House of Commons during the Short Parliament and its successor the Long Parliament. He was forced to call another one to raise money to fight insurgencies in Scotland and Ireland. Meanwhile, his wife began an affair with Robert Carr, Viscount Rochester, a favourite of King James I. Though "profoundly mistaken", Anonymous is "a marvellous historical film", giving viewers "a splendid experience: the dialogue, the acting, the depiction of London, the lust, jealousy and intrigue." Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger On this weekend in early February 1601 Shakespeare's play Richard II was famously performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men in advance of the treacherous Essex rebellion. In 1620 he joined Sir Horace Vere's expedition to defend the Palatine. [59], De Vere is shown pruning a rose bush, which he describes as a rare Tudor rose. [5], The Dowager Countess of Essex remarried, in about 1647, to diplomat and politician Sir Thomas Higgons (16241691). [42] Other plans envisaged the release of a documentary about the Shakespeare authorship question, and providing materials for teachers. Early life and background [ edit] Capell was born on 24 October 1857 in London, the son of Lt.-Col. Arthur de Vere Capell, Viscount Malden, and Emma Martha Meux. However, he was unable and unwilling to score a decisive blow against the Royalist army of King Charles I. When Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, died on 22 September 1576, his son Robert, now the 2nd Earl of Essex, became a ward of Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and soon after, in 1577, came to live at Burghley House amongst the Cecil household. Jumping to Elizabethan London, Ben Jonson is running through the streets carrying a parcel and being pursued by soldiers. "[48][49] "The attraction of these ideas owes something to the Internet, where conspiracy theories proliferate", he argued, adding that "Emmerich's film is one more sign that conspiracy theories about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays have gone mainstream". Not only Shakespeare's identity, but also that of Queen Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen" is challenged by Orloff's script, which has her as "a randy piece of work who had many lovers and bore several children." Robert Cecil tells Edward that Elizabeth has had other illegitimate children, the first of whom was born during the reign of Bloody Mary when she was only sixteen and a virtual prisoner of her sister. However, the relationship between Charles and his Parliament deteriorated further. It did not specifically instruct him to engage the King in battle as this would have been treason. This is based on the fact that in 1597 he was arrested for sedition as co-writer of the play The Isle of Dogs with Thomas Nashe, possibly his earliest work. Essex, who had given the birth date as a deadline beyond which he would have disowned the child,[5] grudgingly acknowledged him as his own; however, the father was widely suspected by the Court to be Elizabeth's alleged lover, Sir Thomas Uvedale (from the alleged prompting of William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford, Robert's brother-in-law who leased part of Essex House in London, and expected to inherit if Robert had no issue). The Royalist cavalry, with their eye on the baggage train, unwisely chose to pursue the fleeing Parliamentarian horsemen but Essex had kept two cavalry regiments in reserve. However, on 21 January the Commons passed the New Model Ordinance. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC ( / dvru /; 10 November 1565 [1] - 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. 2012, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-who-earl-essex-from-shakespeare-times-329817. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your questions are answered by real teachers. [4] There were a number of men who held the title Earl of Essex, but the most famous (or infamous)--and the man mentioned by William Shakespeare in several of his plays--was Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex(1565-1601). "[31] For The Globe and Mail's Liam Lacey, "the less you know about Shakespeare, the more you're likely to enjoy Anonymous." Emmerich also notes that Shakespeare was not concerned with historical accuracy, and argues that examining the inner truth of history was his objective. The Shakespeare histories are not really histories. Following a month of Parliamentary arguments between Manchester and Cromwell, with the former speaking in the House of Lords and the latter making his attacks in the House of Commons, the scene was set for a showdown. Both sides had raised impressive armies. This undermined his effectiveness as a military leader. In 1641, Parliament passed a Bill of Attainder against the King's minister Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, who was fiercely loyal to Charles. William Shakespeare, a clandestine Catholic was almost certainly complicit in this as his patron was the Earl of Southampton, Essex's closest friend and ally. However, the year also saw the increasing polarisation of the Parliamentary alliance between the peace party and those who wished to defeat the King in battle. Shakespeare and the Resistance: The Earl of Southampton, the Essex Rebellion . [2] However, he was denied a command in the second, which took place in 1640. They're dramas. [61] The poem Venus and Adonis is presented as a "hot-off-the-press bestseller" written and printed by de Vere especially for the ageing Queen in 1601 to encourage her to support Essex. [20], Rex Reed regards Anonymous as "one of the most exciting on-screen literary rows since Norman Mailer was beaten with a hammer", and well worth the stamina required to sit out what is an otherwise exhausting film. The Earl of Essex confident that his popularity with the people of London would guarantee their support rode into the streets with many nobles at his side, mostly disgruntled Catholics . "[55], Bert Fields, a lawyer who wrote a book about the authorship issue, thinks scholars may be missing the larger benefit that Anonymous provides widespread appreciation of the Bard's work. Every drive he made to recruit volunteers for these expeditions was successful, such was the loyalty he could command.[5]. His planning and leadership had allowed the Parliamentarian forces to stand their ground. The King chose to make an assault on London with his army at full strength, as he too was awaiting the arrival of more soldiers from around the country. Orloff's screenplay heavily confuses plotlines; the politics are retrofitted to suit the theory. Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was the Queen's favourite during her declining years; but his excessive popularity and his blatant attempts to misuse royal patronage brought an inevitable fall from grace. In early 1601, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, led a rebellion which was over almost as soon as it began. Pym, John Hampden and Denzil Holles were the leading members of the committee from the Commons. At the Satellite Awards, the film was nominated in two categories including Best Art Direction (and Production Design) for Stephan O. Gessler and Sebastian T. Krawinkel, and Best Costume Design for Lisy Christl. This claim has been made many times over . Among all the Shakespearean heroines, whom do you think the greatest? The "seditious" play in the film is referred to by the name "Every Man". Shakespearean sonnets are not congruent with other Elizabethan poetry. Educators go through a rigorous application process, and every answer they submit is reviewed by our in-house editorial team. Give a description of any character from a Shakespearean comedy. Charles was humiliated when he entered the House of Commons only to find that the five members had fled. "Nearly everyone agrees that in these lines 'the General' is Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex," whom Queen Elizabeth had sent to Ireland in March 1599 to put down a protracted revolt (Craik 1-2). On his deathbed, Edward entrusts a parcel full of his writings to Ben to keep them away from the royal family. This allowed Essex and his army to make a break for London via Watling Street. The next day a revised Self-Denying Ordinance was approved by the House of Lords. According to Brendan Bettinger, "Anonymous came out of Toronto with surprisingly positive early reviews for a Roland Emmerich picture." On the day of the battle, Essex was still waiting for the arrival of John Hampden's two cavalry regiments and most of the Parliamentary artillery. [citation needed]. He is known to have died by that year, though the exact date is uncertain. [26], David Denby of The New Yorker writes of Emmerich's "preposterous fantasia", where confusion reigns as to which of the virgin queen's illegitimate children is Essex and which Southampton, and where it is not clear what the connection is between the plot to hide the authorship of the plays and the struggle to find a successor to the officially childless Elizabeth. [59] Richard III is advertised as brand-new in 1601, written for the uprising, when in fact it was printed four years earlier in 1597. At curtain call, however, William Shakespeare, an actor and "drunken oaf", steps forward to be recognized as the author of the play. The Cecils have secretly been planning to solve the succession crisis by offering the crown to Elizabeth's cousin, King James VI of Scotland; the idea of a foreign king inheriting the crown of the Tudors angers enough nobles that they begin to muster support for Essex to claim the throne when Elizabeth dies. Essex had tipped off the five members about what the King was planning to do. [9] It was almost green lit as The Soul of the Age for a 2005 release, with a budget of $30 to $35 million. It also bound Essex to, "execute the Office of Captain-General, in such Manner, and according to such Instructions, as he shall, from Time to Time, receive from both Houses of Parliament", which was inevitably going to be a constraint on his ability to command an army. Ben Jonson: Ruin? 16 Videos 99+ Photos Drama Thriller The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. pronouncing Essex and by extension Parliament traitors. According to Sony Pictures, "The objective for our Anonymous program, as stated in the classroom literature, is 'to encourage critical thinking by challenging students to examine the theories about the authorship of Shakespeare's works and to formulate their own opinions.' Ben admits that he considers Edward to be the 'Soul of the Age' and promises to protect the plays and publish them when the time is right. [19] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Jonson is amazed to learn that Romeo and Juliet, written in 1598, is apparently entirely in blank verse. Back from travels in military service on the Continent (see below) Robert was also pressured to marry again (and quickly) to show the Court the humiliation from his first marriage could be overcome. On 2 July 1644, Parliamentary commanders Lord Fairfax, Lord Leven and the Earl of Manchester defeated Royalist forces at the Battle of Marston Moor. This resulted in Strafford's execution: of all Strafford's enemies Essex was perhaps the most implacable, dismissing appeals for mercy with the proverb Stone dead hath no fellow. The film is a fictionalized version of the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet and patron of the arts, and suggests he was the actual author of William Shakespeare's plays. Ingenuity is wasted on an "unintelligent enterprise", that of arguing that people of humble origins cannot outwrite blue-bloods. Despite their unhappiness at the plays' popularity, the Cecils do not outlaw them because they fear the mob which might occur if they do. From the description of [Letter] 1597 Feb. 22 [to Dom. Parliament had voted to raise an army to counter the Royalist one Charles was leading but it was collectively unsure about how to conduct it. In 1625, under Sir Edward Cecil, he commanded a squadron as vice-admiral and as colonel of a foot regiment in the failed English expedition to Cadiz. See also Paul E. J. This galvanised sentiment in the City of London against a Royalist occupation. Ben at first refuses the task and confesses to Edward that he betrayed him to the Cecils. This committee was supposed to act as a bridge between Members of Parliament and the armed forces supporting them in the field. [21], Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune writes that the film is ridiculous but not dull. This battle and its aftermath portrayed the strengths and weaknesses of Essex's military mindset. The conduct of Cromwell, participating with the Eastern Association, was decisive in the victory. This proposed that all members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords be barred from exercising military commands. Elizabeth was introduced at Court during the Great Parliament of 1628/29 just after her father died, as the eldest unmarried daughter needing to marry to improve her family prospects. Henry Wriothesley, The Earl of Southampton, was the patron to whom Shakespeare had dedicated his poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece. Falstaff, Martin Marprelate, and the Staging of Puritanism, Selected Studies of Shakespearean Production, Shakespeare and Clarissa: 'General Nature', Genre and Sexuality, Shakespeare at Work: 'Attributed Dialogue', Shakespeare's Historicism: Visions and Revisions, Sir John Oldcastle and the Construction of Shakespeare's Authorship, The Adoption of Abominable Terms: The Insults That Shape Windsor's Middle Class, The Open Worlde: The Exotic in Shakespeare, Word Itself against the Word: Close Reading After Voloshinov, Would Not the Beggar Then Forget Himself? At a performance of a "Shakespeare" play performed at court, James I remarks to a visibly unhappy Robert that he is an avid theatre goer. That did not happen until 1603. Trace the devlopment of Shakespearean criticism. Edward's young friend, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, is pledged to support Essex but Edward warns him against any rash action and that any move they make has to be managed carefully to avoid civil war. . In October 2009, Emmerich stated, "It's very hard to get a movie like this made, and I want to make it in a certain way. While still a young man, Essex succeeded his stepfather, Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester (died 1588), as the aging queen's favourite; for years she put up with his . It conveniently blamed the brewing troubles on those surrounding the King rather than Charles himself, specifically "the cunning practice of Papists, and malicious Counsels of divers ill-affected Persons, inciting his Majesty to raise men". Troilus and Cressida may well echo the strive-torn atmosphere of Essex's failed rebellion in 1601. His death not only weakened the Presbyterian faction in Parliament, it also began the decline of the influence of the nobles who supported the Parliamentary cause. In June 1648, then a sickly boy of sixteen, he was taken by Lord Fairfax 's soldiers from Hadham to Colchester in Essex, which town his father was defending, and was carried every day around the works with the hope of inducing Lord Capel to . After a long winter break, Essex's army captured and occupied Reading on 26 April 1643 following a 10-day siege. [65] The text of the play does not survive. When he was nine his father died, and Robert inherited the title of earl. The plan is set to fail when a bitter Ben, angered by what he perceives as his own inadequacy as a writer and Shakespeare's unearned success, betrays the plan to Robert Cecil by informing him that Richard III will be played as a hunchback, a reference to Robert Cecil's own deformity. Early in the film, Jonson is arrested for writing a "seditious" play. A previous Earl of Essex, Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (1485-1540), was King Henry VIII 's chief minister until he was also executed for treason in 1540. On 4 January 1642, Charles went to the House of Commons to arrest Pym and four other members for their alleged treason. [66] He was eventually released without charge. Devereux is also believed to be the basis for some of the dialogue in Hamlet. The film conflates his two wives into the character of Anne. The Parliamentary ordinance that commissioned Essex to his post of Captain-General gave him the task of "preserving the Safety of his Majesty's Person". This replaced the Committee of Safety. Emmerich's CGI effects are well-done, but it is amazing just to watch an "actor on a bare wooden stage, using nothing but a sequence of words that make your scalp prickle. "[27], James Lileks of Star Tribune, noting favourable responses, including one where a critic wondered if Emmerich had anything to do with it, says the devious message must be that a shlock-merchant like Emmerich wasn't involved, but, like the film plot itself, must conceal the hand of some more experienced filmmaker, whose identity will be much debated for centuries to come. Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1566-1601. He . Ben is detained at the Tower of London to face the questioning of puritanical Robert Cecil. Francis Bacon and his brother Anthony, sons of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and his second wife . His position as Captain-General of the southern forces was deemed to have lapsed. The Earl of Southampton, to whom Shakespeare had appealed for patronage in his early poems, was a close associate of Essex. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. ', Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660 (1911), pp. [10], He accepted the commission. The history of Elizabethan drama is altered to portray de Vere as an innovator. Portrait of Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex, Role in starting the English Civil War: 16401642, Role in the First English Civil War: 16421646, Battle of Brentford and the Battle of Turnham Green, 1213 November 1642, First Battle of Newbury, 20 September 1643, Lostwithiel Campaign, JuneSeptember 1644, Learn how and when to remove this template message, William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester, William Seymour, 1st Marquess of Hertford, 'July 1642: The Parliaments' Commission to the Earl of Essex to be Captain-General of their Army. February 18, 1601. [12][13][14] Wary of similarities with Amadeus, Emmerich decided to recast it as a film on the politics of succession and the monarchy, a tragedy about kings, queens and princes, with broad plot lines including murder, illegitimacy and incest "all the elements of a Shakespeare play. [33] Pre-release surveys had predicted a weak opening weekend (under $5 million), leading Sony to stagger release dates and depend on word-of-mouth to support a more gradual release strategy (as they did with Company Town). However, King James I chose to restore it after he became King of England. Robert Devereux was born on 10 November 1566, the son of Walter Devereux, first earl of Essex, and Lettice Knollys. [43] In response, on September 1, 2011, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust launched a programme to debunk conspiracy theories about Shakespeare, mounting an Internet video in which 60 scholars and writers reply to common queries and doubts about Shakespeare's identity for one minute each. It's a mix of a lot of things: it's an historical thriller because it's about who will succeed Queen Elizabeth and the struggle of the people who want to have a hand in it. The poems were Shakespeare's bestselling works in his lifetime, evidence that they spoke clearly to England's wounded populace and disaffected nobility, and especially to their champion, the Earl of Essex. This inevitably gave Charles the upper hand at first. In February an alliance with the Scots was consolidated with the creation of the Committee of Both Kingdoms, to which Essex was appointed. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads. However, many Parliamentarians sought to use the new Parliament to bring the King to account. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against Read allThe theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Jonson did write plays called Every Man in His Humour and Every Man Out of His Humour. Despite not winning a decisive victory, the Parliamentarians forced the Royalists to withdraw to Oxford. He compresses time. The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Friderico Duci Wirtembergensi] / Essex. The website's consensus reads: "Roland Emmerich delivers his trademark visual and emotional bombast, but the more Anonymous stops and tries to convince the audience of its half-baked theory, the less convincing it becomes. Although the story ends with the fate of its characters, the narrator proclaims that the poet who wrote these works, whether it be Shakespeare or another, had not seen the end of their story, and that "his monument is ever-living, made not of stone but of verse, and it shall be remembered as long as words are made of breath and breath of life. The film redates some plays and poems to fit the story of the 1601 Essex Rebellion. In what was perhaps his finest hour, on 20 September, Essex's forces came off as the stronger side in the First Battle of Newbury. [59], Other departures for dramatic effect include the portrayal of Elizabeth's funeral taking place on the frozen Thames. [6] In 1624 he commanded a regiment in the unsuccessful campaign to relieve the siege of Breda. [61] The film presents James as the Cecils' candidate, and Essex as a threat to his succession. But, the world within the movie, that that story takes place in, is incredibly accurate, like the Essex Rebellion and the ages of the characters. Most significantly, it was Richard II that was performed on the eve of Essex's uprising, not Richard III. His conduct in the West Country had frustrated Cromwell, now the most prominent member of the House of Commons following his military victories and the deaths of Hampden and Pym. "[23], Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter ranked it as Emmerich's best film, with a superb cast of British actors, and a stunning digitally-enhanced recreation of London in Elizabethan times. It is to his credit that he was actually able to raise an army that was capable of fighting the royalist forces in battle. We're committed to expanding it until it plays wide. are thinking of Amleth or of Essex, Shakespeare has trans-8 Annals, or, the Historie of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princess Elizabeth, This was rejected by the Lords on 13 January 1645. Already a member? "[30] Lou Lumenick, writing for the New York Post, writes that the movie "is a thoroughly entertaining load of eye candy with solid performances, even if John Orloff's exposition-heavy script practically requires a concordance to follow at times. After Elizabeth's death, James of Scotland succeeds as James I of England and retains Robert Cecil as his primary adviser. Although the campaign started well, Essex's army was forced to surrender in September at Lostwithiel after they were outmanoeuvred by the Royalists. [51], Emmerich is on record as believing that "everybody in the Stratfordian side is so pissed off because we've called them on their lies. Gordon McMullan, professor of English at King's College, says Shakespeare wrote the plays, and the idea he didn't is related to a conspiracy theory that coincides with the emergence of the detective genre. It boasts a cast of pure gold, and its "recreation of the Old Globe, the fame that brought ruin and dishonour to both Oxford and the money-grubbing Shakespeare, and the sacrifice of Oxford's own property and family fortune to write plays he believed in against a background of danger and violence make for a bloody good yarn, masterfully told, lushly appointed, slavishly researched and brilliantly acted." [15] The effigy was restored but Charles II ordered that it be taken down during the Restoration, although unlike most Puritans interred in the Abbey during the Civil War and Commonwealth his body was allowed to remain buried. These events actually happened six years apart. Ben would achieve his dream and became the first Poet Laureate, and would later write the introduction to the collected works purported to be authored by William Shakespeare. Robert Devereux was the son and heir of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the courtier and soldier from the later reign of Queen Elizabeth I. However, despite the care he took to avoid censorship, Shakespeare fell afoul of the censor in 1601, after the Earl of Essex sponsored an unsuccessful revolt against the queen. These include standard theatrical techniques such as time compression and the conflating of supporting characters and locations, as well as larger deviations from recorded history. ", "Anonymous set to propel Edward de Vere to stardom", "Hollywood Bulletin Love Notes from Verona", "New Shakespeare film ruffles academic feathers", "The Shakespeare Authorship Question Isn't Settled", "Box Office Guru! The Eastern Association established itself as a formidable fighting force in 1643, thanks in a large part to Cromwell's regiment, which became known as the 'Ironsides'. "Why do these academics feel threatened by this? This marriage was also a disaster and failed, though not as publicly. By him, she had two daughters before dying in 1656.[16]. Although Essex had begun his military preparations in London, prior to the battle Charles had been able to position his army in between the Parliamentarian forces and London. Neither were deemed seditious. Luckily for Essex, Charles did not take much advantage of this superior position. Earl of Essex is a title in the Peerage of England which was first created in the 12th century by King Stephen of England. It focuses attention on the most important body of work in the English language. In 1601 Wriothesley was a fellow conspirator with Essex who was arrested and tried . [25], Robert Koehler of Variety reads the film as an "illustrated argument" of an "aggressively promoted and more frequently debunked" theory, and finds it less interesting than the actors who play a role in, or endorse, it. Shakespeare and the Resistance unearths Shakespeare's own analysis of a political and religious crisis which would shortly erupt in armed .
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