King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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William Shakespeare Jacqueline S. Bratton. Garrick first attempted the role , as an iconoclastic newcomer , in 1742 . Garrick was a small - statured , energetic and volatile young man of twenty - four , scarcely qualified to reproduce ...
William Shakespeare Jacqueline S. Bratton. Garrick first attempted the role , as an iconoclastic newcomer , in 1742 . Garrick was a small - statured , energetic and volatile young man of twenty - four , scarcely qualified to reproduce ...
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... Garrick threw himself on his knees , with his hands clasped , playing chiefly for the pathos of the moment . Macready emphasised Lear's weakness , having Kent and the physician to raise him to his feet for his next speech . Curiously ...
... Garrick threw himself on his knees , with his hands clasped , playing chiefly for the pathos of the moment . Macready emphasised Lear's weakness , having Kent and the physician to raise him to his feet for his next speech . Curiously ...
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... Garrick was famous for this skill , in which Quin , the preceding Lear , had not excelled . 43 Garrick delivered the line with ' spirit , force and violence ' as a ' strong and rapid execration ' , so that the hearts of the audience ...
... Garrick was famous for this skill , in which Quin , the preceding Lear , had not excelled . 43 Garrick delivered the line with ' spirit , force and violence ' as a ' strong and rapid execration ' , so that the hearts of the audience ...
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