King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... audience , so clearly distinguishing herself from the court . The downstage position , closely related to the audience which was directly addressed and involved , was obviously also taken up by Edmund in his soliloquies , when he self ...
... audience , so clearly distinguishing herself from the court . The downstage position , closely related to the audience which was directly addressed and involved , was obviously also taken up by Edmund in his soliloquies , when he self ...
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... audience , and made his own running commentary on their proceedings . The Fool in King Lear builds upon these roles . Wearing coxcomb and probably motley ( the ancient marks of the house- hold fool , which Armin seems to have adopted as ...
... audience , and made his own running commentary on their proceedings . The Fool in King Lear builds upon these roles . Wearing coxcomb and probably motley ( the ancient marks of the house- hold fool , which Armin seems to have adopted as ...
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... audience's ten- sion . Throwing away the crutch he carried , he would advance to centre stage - right out at the edge of the Georgian forestage , amongst the audience - and stop . Then he would suddenly go down on his knees , and with a ...
... audience's ten- sion . Throwing away the crutch he carried , he would advance to centre stage - right out at the edge of the Georgian forestage , amongst the audience - and stop . Then he would suddenly go down on his knees , and with a ...
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