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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... lines from the D'Avenant version , and gave Macbeth eight new lines of farewell : Macd : This for my royal master Duncan ; This for my bosom friend and wife ; and this for The pledges of her love and mine , my children . [ Macbeth falls ...
... lines from the D'Avenant version , and gave Macbeth eight new lines of farewell : Macd : This for my royal master Duncan ; This for my bosom friend and wife ; and this for The pledges of her love and mine , my children . [ Macbeth falls ...
Page 150
... line should be ' slow ' and that she should ' smile ' . And her hand should be drawn back sharp- ly from Macbeth on the lines , ' O never / Shall sun that morrow see ' [ I.v.60-1 ] . Alongside the ' beguiling ' speech , when Lady ...
... line should be ' slow ' and that she should ' smile ' . And her hand should be drawn back sharp- ly from Macbeth on the lines , ' O never / Shall sun that morrow see ' [ I.v.60-1 ] . Alongside the ' beguiling ' speech , when Lady ...
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... lines cut and a resulting playing time of two hours ( including one fifteen - minute in- terval ) , the omissions were considerable . Of most interest was Benthall's handling of the end of the play . Timon chiseled his epitaph on a huge ...
... lines cut and a resulting playing time of two hours ( including one fifteen - minute in- terval ) , the omissions were considerable . Of most interest was Benthall's handling of the end of the play . Timon chiseled his epitaph on a huge ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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