Shakespearean CriticismWith chronologically arranged excerpts from nearly 400 years of commentary, this illustrated series provides useful support to students and teachers. It presents an extensive collection of critical excerpts dealing with all of Shakespeare's plays and non-dramatic poems. It also traces the history of Shakespeare's plays on the stage and in important films. Included are eyewitness reviews and retrospective evaluations of individual productions. |
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Page 109
... castle gate at center ; next , two chamberlains with torches , Duncan , Malcolm , Donalbain ; Macduff , Banquo , and Fleance in a group ; Lenox , Rosse , and the ubiquitous physician , in a group ; and six lords ( gentlemen of the ...
... castle gate at center ; next , two chamberlains with torches , Duncan , Malcolm , Donalbain ; Macduff , Banquo , and Fleance in a group ; Lenox , Rosse , and the ubiquitous physician , in a group ; and six lords ( gentlemen of the ...
Page 177
... Castle " at once depicted the feudal period and also sug- gested the weird , shape - shifting world in which Macbeth finds himself . Hidden entries , shadowy recesses under the stone vaulting , lit by the flickering light of torches ...
... Castle " at once depicted the feudal period and also sug- gested the weird , shape - shifting world in which Macbeth finds himself . Hidden entries , shadowy recesses under the stone vaulting , lit by the flickering light of torches ...
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... castle gate at Inverness to answer the terrible knocking , which signals , as Coleridge said , the return of order and civilization to a corner of hell . A traveling camera catches the porter , back to audience , urinating against the ...
... castle gate at Inverness to answer the terrible knocking , which signals , as Coleridge said , the return of order and civilization to a corner of hell . A traveling camera catches the porter , back to audience , urinating against the ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
Copyright | |
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