John Dryden
Mac Flecknoe: Poem by John Dryden - Summary
Flecknoe and his Deliberation (L. 1-6) After enjoying for a long time the reputation of being…
Flecknoe and his Deliberation (L. 1-6) After enjoying for a long time the reputation of being…
Lines. 211-217. He said but.....his father’s art. In these last lines of the poem, Mac Fleck…
Lines. 193-202. Nor let thy.....and dies. Flecknoe advises Shadwell not to try and emulate J…
Lines. 161-168. May let thy.....will be thine. In Dryden's Mac Flecknoe, Flecknoe advise…
Lines. 145-156. Then thus continued.....want of sense. In Mac Flecknoe, after the coronation…
Lines. 128-133. Just at that point.....Empire take. These lines are from Mac Flecknoe. Shadw…
Lines. 112-118. As Hannibal did.....truce with sense. Continuing the description of Shadwell…
Lines. 98-103. No Persian carpets.....choked the way. In these lines from Mac Flecknoe, Dryd…
Lines. 87-93. For ancient Dekker.....tribes of Bruce. In these lines from Mac Flecknoe, Dryd…
Lines. 79-84. Great Fletcher.....Words. These lines refer to the site of coronation chosen f…
Lines. 74-78. Near these.....gods defy. These lines describe the surroundings of the site ch…
Lines. 43-46. Methinks I see.....Basses roar. The lines are taken from Dryden's Mac Flec…
Lines. 29-34. Heywood and Shirley.....greater name. In these lines Dryden tells us about Hey…
Lines. 25-28. Besides, his goodly.....supinely reign. These lines have been taken from Dryde…
Lines. 15-24. Shadwell alone my.....upon the day. These lines have been taken from Dryden…
Lines. 1-6. All human things.....Nonsense absolute. These lines form the beginning of Dryden…
Lines 1-6. Flecknoe, who like Augustus Csesar, was called to govern the kingdom of Nonsense …
Introduction The term "heroic couplet" is used for a measure consisting of two line…
Introduction Mac Flecknoe is primarily a personal satire. All satire, one must admit at the o…
Introduction Dryden's Mac Flecknoe is first and foremost a satire. The mock-heroic techni…