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Abstract

Abstract
Memento Mori: Shakespeare Revivifies the Moribund
By Sarah Boyle
By keeping in mind how Shakespeare and his audience may have perceived memento mori, we
are better able to grasp the religious concerns of these works which may appear less obvious to
the modern reader. When considered as part of a society very well versed in concepts of religion
and yet simultaneously becoming increasingly secular and desensitized to death, Shakespeare's
plays take on a didactic quality. They are meant to entertain, certainly, but they also appear to
encourage moral behavior by frightening the audience with the gruesomeness of death (causing
them to pay close attention) as well as focusing on the importance of the afterlife.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction: 2

Remembrance in Richard II: 15

Memento Falstaff: 29

Conclusion: 44

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School	Emory College
Department	English
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Literature, English
Parola chiave	memento mori skull Shakespeare Henry IV Hamlet Richard II
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Schulz, Gretchen E, Emory University
Committee Members	Morey, James, Emory University Slater, Niall W, Emory University

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