"Dangerously Seductive Men: Shakespeare's Wars of the Roses Plays and Marlowe's Edward II"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo870/
Author:
	Kitamura, Sae.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2025
Publication Information:
	Shakespeare Studies (Japan) 63 (2025): 1–17.
Annotation:
	Considers attractiveness and sexual politics in the first tetralogy. Argues that "in all the Wars of the Roses plays, the seductive power of male and female characters is always dangerous in political contexts." Calls for productions to emphasize male characters' seductive powers and sexual charisma as a way to better portray the historical politics.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	1-3 Henry VI, Richard III, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Winter 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo870