Unfolding the Unfold: A Close Reading of the Word "Unfold" in the Plays of William Shakespeare

<p>The paper attempts to critically explore how Shakespeare employs the word “unfold” in the language of his plays. It proposes to be an eclectic, close textual reading of the selected plays of William Shakespeare. Through close textual reading, the paper attempts to understand the multiple semantic echoes of the word “unfold” in his plays. The focus of this paper is to delve deeper into the language of the plays to trace the conveying of an idea or a thought through the use of the word “unfold”. The craftsmanship of Shakespeare lies in the conscious calculative choice of words to drive the narrative forward. To create meaning, a word needs to be placed in context. The paper sheds light on the connotative meanings of the word “unfold” by placing it in the larger context of the play(s).  </p>