Examines some verbal and visual aspects of these plays which might suggest an answer to the question: "What is the relation of Shakespeare's theatrical practice to Neoplatonism." Argues that in Henry IV there are several ironical reversals and exaggerations of the Platonic scheme of mimesis which parody Neoplatonist aspects of the cult of monarchy. In Twelfth Night, by contrast, what looks at first like a festive comedy proves to constitute a serious expression of Platonic views of perception. Offers Signorelli's fresco of the Resurrection in Orvieto cathedral (1500) as an analogue to the recognition-resurrection configuration in Twelfth Night. Considers imagery of Carnival or Lent and of androgyny in Shakespeare's plays and in 16th c. visual art.
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