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- # Section III
## Overview
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## Context
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## Contents
This section contains an introduction and several subsections that discuss the metrical and critical history of Shakespeare's poem "Lucrece." The introduction focuses on the seven-line stanza (rhyme royal) as a favored meter in English literature, particularly by Chaucer, and its suitability for serious themes.
The subsections delve into:
* **Openser’s seven-line stanza:** Examining poems by Spenser and others that utilized this meter before and around the time of *Lucrece*.
* **Early criticism:** Discussing contemporary and early critical reception of *Lucrece*, comparing it to *Venus and Adonis*, and noting observations by figures like Gabriel Harvey.
* **Plagiarisms:** Detailing instances of imitation and plagiarism of *Lucrece* by other poets and playwrights in the early 17th century, including Thomas Heywood's play of the same name.
* **Heywood’s Rape of Lucrece:** Further discussion on Thomas Heywood's dramatic adaptation.
* **Duckling's 'Supplement.':** Analyzing a curious excerpt and "supplement" by Suckling, which reinterpreted a passage from *Lucrece*.
* **Quarles' continuation, 1655:** Mentioning John Quarles' appended continuation to a 1655 edition of *Lucrece*, highlighting Shakespeare's esteemed reputation at the time.
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