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 207
... seen - a very Midsummer Night's Dream of loveliness and magic . " ] Herbert wanted me for Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream . I have often wondered how so unlikely a mortal as I came to be cast for that fairiest of fairy parts . I ...
... seen - a very Midsummer Night's Dream of loveliness and magic . " ] Herbert wanted me for Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream . I have often wondered how so unlikely a mortal as I came to be cast for that fairiest of fairy parts . I ...
Page 262
... seen , this production declared its confidence and delight in the art of performance . In doing so , it went , for me , beyond the meaning of the play to a joyous celebration of the fact that it was written . And it did all its work in ...
... seen , this production declared its confidence and delight in the art of performance . In doing so , it went , for me , beyond the meaning of the play to a joyous celebration of the fact that it was written . And it did all its work in ...
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... seen , of his mature works . The only way to have it was to sacrifice ev- erything in favor of the tamer and the shrew ; for it does not seem probable in view of these facts that Shakspere would permit a puppet to engage the attention ...
... seen , of his mature works . The only way to have it was to sacrifice ev- erything in favor of the tamer and the shrew ; for it does not seem probable in view of these facts that Shakspere would permit a puppet to engage the attention ...
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The Merchant of Venice | 1 |
A Midsummer Nights Dream | 141 |
The Taming of the Shrew | 306 |
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