"Shakespeare's Kingmaking Ambassadors" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc487/ Author: Craigwood, Joanna. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Powell, Authority and Diplomacy from Dante to Shakespeare, 199–217. : Powell, Authority and Diplomacy from Dante to Shakespeare Annotation: In exploring metaphors of shadow and substance as applied to diplomats and diplomacy in 1, 2, and 3 Henry VI and Hamlet, argues that Shakespeare exposes diplomatic representation as a form of authorship and the diplomat as author of his sovereign. Language: English Keywords: diplomat; diplomacy Tags: 1-3 Henry VI, Hamlet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc487