King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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Page 95
... speech ( Appendix B3 11. 1-2 ) for Goneril here . Presumably he felt she needed a decisive entrance line . J.P. Kemble had her deliver the speech before she entered , and so come raging onto the stage . Irving's Goneril , played by Ada ...
... speech ( Appendix B3 11. 1-2 ) for Goneril here . Presumably he felt she needed a decisive entrance line . J.P. Kemble had her deliver the speech before she entered , and so come raging onto the stage . Irving's Goneril , played by Ada ...
Page 97
... speech , 1. 265. He influenced Coleman to adopt Pope's emendation of ' a little ' to ' of fifty ' , and even invaded the ' fully Shakespearian ' texts of Macready and Phelps with ' Take half away / And see that the remainder . . . ' 222 ...
... speech , 1. 265. He influenced Coleman to adopt Pope's emendation of ' a little ' to ' of fifty ' , and even invaded the ' fully Shakespearian ' texts of Macready and Phelps with ' Take half away / And see that the remainder . . . ' 222 ...
Page 127
... speech hanging . Not only is the speech weakened , but Goneril's response is less viciously degrading when attached only to Lear's first choice of an alternative life . 211-24 Macready punctuated this speech with ' terribly - suppressed ...
... speech hanging . Not only is the speech weakened , but Goneril's response is less viciously degrading when attached only to Lear's first choice of an alternative life . 211-24 Macready punctuated this speech with ' terribly - suppressed ...
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