Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 20Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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
List of Plays and Poems | xv |
Macbeth 1 | xx |
Timon of Athens | 425 |
Copyright | |
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