Background
Matchett, William Henry was born on March 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Chapman and Lucy H. (Jipson) Matchett.
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As this essay makes clear, Shakespeare was obsessed with the concepts of pity, forgiveness, mercy, and pardon. Shakespeare scholar William H. Matchett traces the playwright's thinking on these issues through the entire length of his career, from the early plays, in which pardon is merely a convenient device for ending a play, to the later plays, in which forgiveness is necessary for any hope for mankind.
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Matchett, William Henry was born on March 5, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Chapman and Lucy H. (Jipson) Matchett.
Bachelor with highest honors, Swarthmore College, 1949; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1957.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953-1954; instructor English literature, U. Washington, Seattle, 1954-1956; assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1956-1961; associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1961-1966; professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1966-1982; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1982.
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Married Judith Wright, June 11, 1949. Children: David H., Katherine C., Stephen C.