The Two Noble Kinsmen | Bibliography and Further Reading
Bawcutt, N. W. Introduction to The Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, 7-46. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1977. Bawcutt provides a lengthy discussion of the ways in which The Two Noble Kinsmen shows that human lives are manipulated by impersonal or superhuman powers. In Bawcutt's judgment, the play demonstrates that although "we may not understand the ultimate order that governs life," we should not question or condemn that order. He points to Thesus as the character most committed to playing out the role life has assigned him.
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