King LearMacmillan & Company, 1935 - 185 pages |
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Page 177
... stage for their performances . The stage was a rectangular platform pro- jecting into the yard , " which was open to the sky . There were no seats on the floor around the stage : the " ground- lings " stood and enclosed the actors on ...
... stage for their performances . The stage was a rectangular platform pro- jecting into the yard , " which was open to the sky . There were no seats on the floor around the stage : the " ground- lings " stood and enclosed the actors on ...
Page 179
... stage itself was sheltered by a roof . In the floor there was a trap - door through which ghosts and apparitions rose and descended . This is the explanation of the stage direction " Descends " in connection with the apparitions in ...
... stage itself was sheltered by a roof . In the floor there was a trap - door through which ghosts and apparitions rose and descended . This is the explanation of the stage direction " Descends " in connection with the apparitions in ...
Page 181
... stage , the dramatist had to take special measures when he required a scene to end with a definite break in the action . He had to arrange for all his characters to leave the stage . The problem was most serious at the end of the play ...
... stage , the dramatist had to take special measures when he required a scene to end with a definite break in the action . He had to arrange for all his characters to leave the stage . The problem was most serious at the end of the play ...
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