Thomas of Woodstock (play) is alive again at the beginning of "Richard II" until his execution is ordered by Bolingbroke in Act III. There is no instance of a character dying twice in the validated works of Shakespeare. There are, however, inconsistencies in Shakespeare, such as the claim at the end of "Henry IV, Part 2" that Falstaff will be seen again in "Henry V", a promise which is not kept. Furthermore, the character of Falstaff is arguably a different one in the history plays than the character encountered in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", not to mention the apparent setting of that play
Abraham (Hrotsvitha play) and Theatre", Sue-Ellen Case writes of Hrotsvit's popularity among pioneers of the suffrage movement. British suffragettes such as Edith Craig mounted Hrotsvit's plays and embraced the female playwright as a protofeminist hero. Contemporary critics have written nuanced assessments of Hrotsvit's story of Mary's fall and redemption. Stephen L. Wailes frames "Abraham" as a "contest of flesh and spirit...waged around Maria," in his essay, "Beyond Virginity: Flesh and Spirit in the Plays of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim." He argues that although the play deals with Mary's virginity, the central trial of "Abraham" is not her loss of virginity, but her power to