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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 89
Page 3
... role of Lady Macbeth , including Ellen Tree , Charlotte Cushman , and Mary Amelia Warner . Cushman , the foremost Amer- ican actress of her day , excelled in emotionally powerful roles and presented a graceful and grand , yet ...
... role of Lady Macbeth , including Ellen Tree , Charlotte Cushman , and Mary Amelia Warner . Cushman , the foremost Amer- ican actress of her day , excelled in emotionally powerful roles and presented a graceful and grand , yet ...
Page 42
... role . On Good Friday , 1767 , Davy told his brother George that rich food and drink had made him too fat to undertake Macbeth that season ( Private Correspondence ) . A more sentimental explanation offered for his never playing the role ...
... role . On Good Friday , 1767 , Davy told his brother George that rich food and drink had made him too fat to undertake Macbeth that season ( Private Correspondence ) . A more sentimental explanation offered for his never playing the role ...
Page 75
... role of Macbeth is in the hands of an inferior actor , Bell says , Mrs. Siddons's Lady Macbeth " becomes not the af- fectionate aider of her husband's ambition , but the fell monster who tempts him to transgress , making him the mere ...
... role of Macbeth is in the hands of an inferior actor , Bell says , Mrs. Siddons's Lady Macbeth " becomes not the af- fectionate aider of her husband's ambition , but the fell monster who tempts him to transgress , making him the mere ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
Copyright | |
1 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acting action actor actress ambition appearance audience banquet scene Banquo Banquo's ghost beth beth's blood castle cauldron character costumes crime critic dagger dark David Garrick death dramatic dress Duncan Duncan's murder effect Ellen Terry essay date evil fear feeling film Fleance Garrick Hamlet hand Hecate Henry Irving horror husband Ian McKellen imagination interpretation Irving Kean Kemble Kemble's King Lady Mac Lady Macbeth Lady Macduff light lines look Macklin Macready Macready's Malcolm mance ment mind Miss nature never night Old Vic Olivier passion performance Phelps play play's Polanski present production of Macbeth review date review of Macbeth role seems sense Shake Shakespeare Siddons Siddons's sleep-walking scene soliloquy speak speech spirit stage Stratford suggest supernatural terror Thane theatre theatrical thing thou thought Throne of Blood Timon Timon of Athens tion tragedy tragic Trevor Nunn voice Weird Sisters Welles's wife witches words