Shakespeare's Promises Carol P. Christ somewhat critically neglected in the

somewhat critically neglected in the past

With key features such as tables

In Hungary and Romania

often depicted as mutually exclusive

Shakespeare's Promises Carol P. Christ somewhat critically neglected in theOaths, vows, contracts, and promises are among the most momentous actions human beings can perform, in art as well as life. Although virtually ignored by literary theorists, these obligations motivate plots, test characters, provide rhetorical occasions, structure ironies, and open thematic horizons. According to William Kerrigan, they had particular importance for Shakespeare, who wrote at a decisive moment in the history of promising, toward the end