Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 12Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 141
... comedy ; instead , they extracted one of the several plots to form such new pieces as Bottom the Weaver or The Fairies . Others regarded the varied elements in A Midsummer Night's Dream as invitations to adorn the stage with spectacle ...
... comedy ; instead , they extracted one of the several plots to form such new pieces as Bottom the Weaver or The Fairies . Others regarded the varied elements in A Midsummer Night's Dream as invitations to adorn the stage with spectacle ...
Page 308
... comedy and the silliness of knockabout farce . J. C. Trewin recognized this dichotomy , noting that although the production was ostensibly " an uproarious brawl , " it was " in retrospect far subtler than we may think at the time ...
... comedy and the silliness of knockabout farce . J. C. Trewin recognized this dichotomy , noting that although the production was ostensibly " an uproarious brawl , " it was " in retrospect far subtler than we may think at the time ...
Page 314
... comedy is supposed to be acted , a couple of screens and a curtain , di- vided in the middle , form a veil to hide the actors off the stage , and labels affixed to the curtain denote the changes of scene ; Sly being present as a ...
... comedy is supposed to be acted , a couple of screens and a curtain , di- vided in the middle , form a veil to hide the actors off the stage , and labels affixed to the curtain denote the changes of scene ; Sly being present as a ...
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The Merchant of Venice | 1 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 141 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 306 |
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