King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 21
... madness was to be used to heighten the effects . The part was a test of a tragic actor's stature and his virtuosity . He was assessed by his rendition of a series of ' points ' , the known beauties , opportunities or big moments within ...
... madness was to be used to heighten the effects . The part was a test of a tragic actor's stature and his virtuosity . He was assessed by his rendition of a series of ' points ' , the known beauties , opportunities or big moments within ...
Page 22
... madness and to pathos , each picked out in a major scene or speech in the course of Tate's rapid crescendo structure . The most extra- ordinary element to contemporary critics was his pathos , achieved by what appeared to them an ...
... madness and to pathos , each picked out in a major scene or speech in the course of Tate's rapid crescendo structure . The most extra- ordinary element to contemporary critics was his pathos , achieved by what appeared to them an ...
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... madness was much admired : ' you scarce see where it first begins , and yet find he's mad before this line of Kent's ' . ' The Difference grows like a Colour , which runs on from the highest to the darkest Tint , without perceiving the ...
... madness was much admired : ' you scarce see where it first begins , and yet find he's mad before this line of Kent's ' . ' The Difference grows like a Colour , which runs on from the highest to the darkest Tint , without perceiving the ...
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