King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 89
... Lear's state of mind ( NS , 19 April 1968 ) . 8 Charles Kean interpreted this speech as that of ' a jovially hungry man ( generally treating Lear at this stage of his tragedy as a comic character ) ' ( Morley , Examiner , 1 June 1861 ...
... Lear's state of mind ( NS , 19 April 1968 ) . 8 Charles Kean interpreted this speech as that of ' a jovially hungry man ( generally treating Lear at this stage of his tragedy as a comic character ) ' ( Morley , Examiner , 1 June 1861 ...
Page 97
... ( Lear Log , p . 28 ) . Enter Albany When he returned in the 1760's to Shakespeare's text Garrick preserved momentum here by shifting Albany's entry and the exchange between him and Lear to after Lear's next speech . 241 Gielgud ...
... ( Lear Log , p . 28 ) . Enter Albany When he returned in the 1760's to Shakespeare's text Garrick preserved momentum here by shifting Albany's entry and the exchange between him and Lear to after Lear's next speech . 241 Gielgud ...
Page 227
... Lear's age ; he sank to the ground at the end , and was raised and borne off by Kent and the physician , his knights following with hat and staff . 1 Garrick's movement into Lear's madness was much admired : ' you scarce see where it ...
... Lear's age ; he sank to the ground at the end , and was raised and borne off by Kent and the physician , his knights following with hat and staff . 1 Garrick's movement into Lear's madness was much admired : ' you scarce see where it ...
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