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 85
... soliloquy Macbeth delivers while pondering Duncan's murder " as if [ it ] formed the mere preface to the lines that follow , " but remarks that the actor com- pensated for " this transient feebleness " with his portray- al of Macbeth's ...
... soliloquy Macbeth delivers while pondering Duncan's murder " as if [ it ] formed the mere preface to the lines that follow , " but remarks that the actor com- pensated for " this transient feebleness " with his portray- al of Macbeth's ...
Page 109
... soliloquies with uncommon vigor and freshness , with naturalness , as if thought were suggesting thought . At the end of the soliloquy , Lady Macbeth enters through the same opening . As Macbeth declares they will proceed no further in ...
... soliloquies with uncommon vigor and freshness , with naturalness , as if thought were suggesting thought . At the end of the soliloquy , Lady Macbeth enters through the same opening . As Macbeth declares they will proceed no further in ...
Page 308
... soliloquies . In this production , the two directors , Robin Phillips and Eric Steiner , and Douglas Rain as Macbeth emphasize the soliloquies for the sake of the poetry alone . What results is a static portrait of a psychotic . The ...
... soliloquies . In this production , the two directors , Robin Phillips and Eric Steiner , and Douglas Rain as Macbeth emphasize the soliloquies for the sake of the poetry alone . What results is a static portrait of a psychotic . The ...
Contents
Macbeth | 1 |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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