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 185
... look right , any more than a strapping Cordelia [ in King Lear ] or a plain Juliet would look right . And that is all there is to it . Miss Ffrangcon - Davies is a delightful ac- tress in comedy , whom we last saw as Gwendolen in ...
... look right , any more than a strapping Cordelia [ in King Lear ] or a plain Juliet would look right . And that is all there is to it . Miss Ffrangcon - Davies is a delightful ac- tress in comedy , whom we last saw as Gwendolen in ...
Page 339
... looks ' , she ' seized his arm , and . . . assumed a look of such anger and terror as cannot be surpassed . ' In the sleep - walking scene , most later ladies would project at least a touch of remorse ; no observers report this of Prit ...
... looks ' , she ' seized his arm , and . . . assumed a look of such anger and terror as cannot be surpassed . ' In the sleep - walking scene , most later ladies would project at least a touch of remorse ; no observers report this of Prit ...
Page 402
... looks through his eyes ! So should he look that seems to speak things strange ' [ I.ii.46-7 ] , lines which amplify the otherwise fea- tureless stage - direction , ' Enter Ross ' [ s.d. , I.ii.44 ] . Banquo gives a very graphic ...
... looks through his eyes ! So should he look that seems to speak things strange ' [ I.ii.46-7 ] , lines which amplify the otherwise fea- tureless stage - direction , ' Enter Ross ' [ s.d. , I.ii.44 ] . Banquo gives a very graphic ...
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Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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