Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered

Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered is a book written by John Lord Campbell that explores William Shakespeare's knowledge and understanding of the law. The book examines Shakespeare's use of legal terms and concepts in his plays and sonnets, and considers how his legal education and experiences may have influenced his writing. Campbell provides a detailed analysis of Shakespeare's legal knowledge, arguing that the playwright had a deep understanding of the law and its workings. The book also explores the legal context of Shakespeare's time, including the legal system, legal language, and legal education. Overall, Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered offers a unique perspective on Shakespeare's writing and sheds new light on his intellectual abilities and interests.1859. In a letter to J. Payne Collier. The 19th century saw a Golden Age of books supporting the proposition that Shakespeare possessed an extensive and unerring knowledge of the law. Although the first mention was made by lawyer and Shakespeare editor Edmund Malone in 1778, it was not until 1858-1859 that the idea began to take hold with the publication of two books: William Rushton's Shakespeare a Lawyer, and Lord Chief Justice John Campbell's Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements Considered. Lord Campbell, by far the most influential, gives his unequivocal opinion of Shakespeare's use of legal terms: I am amazed, not only by their number, but by the accuracy and propriety with which they are uniformly introduce. While Novelists and Dramatists are constantly making mistakes as to the law of marriage, of wills, and of inheritance, to Shakespeare's law, lavishly as he propounds it, there can neither be demurrer nor bill of exceptions, nor writ of error.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.