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A review by ian_2
King Edward III: Third Series by William Shakespeare
3.0
An anonymous play, increasingly believed to be a collaborative work of Shakespeare and another playwright, perhaps Kyd, Marlowe, Drayton, Nashe or Peele. I can see Shakespeare, based on the style. In fact, I see more of Shakespeare in Edward III than I did in Pericles, which I also read this month. Not sure why Marlowe is a contender; he writes interesting stories, but in a morbidly boring style that I didn't recognize in this play. I'm not familiar enough with the works of the others to have an opinion.
As for the story here, it's not particularly interesting, but the style tends toward engaging. I struggled to find a connection between Edward's attempted seduction of the Countess of Salisbury and the invasion of France. He was not welcomed by either? He had no right to either? The latter would be strange given that there is considerable pro-invasion propaganda, unless intended ironically (which would be even more odd).
As for the story here, it's not particularly interesting, but the style tends toward engaging. I struggled to find a connection between Edward's attempted seduction of the Countess of Salisbury and the invasion of France. He was not welcomed by either? He had no right to either? The latter would be strange given that there is considerable pro-invasion propaganda, unless intended ironically (which would be even more odd).