King LearBristol Classical Press, 1987 - 247 pages |
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... stressed , to evoke pathos and sympathy ; his 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 ...
... stressed , to evoke pathos and sympathy ; his 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 ...
Page 59
... stressed the doomladen dangerousness of the first scene in the TV produc- tion . The 1982 Noble production at Stratford had a less obviously symbolic opening set : a slab - like grey castle wall with dark loops and arches , through ...
... stressed the doomladen dangerousness of the first scene in the TV produc- tion . The 1982 Noble production at Stratford had a less obviously symbolic opening set : a slab - like grey castle wall with dark loops and arches , through ...
Page 71
... stressed it have played Kent with an aggressive harshness ; the alternative has been to stress the affection and loyalty which eventually comes out in great tenderness towards his master . In the eighteenth and early nineteenth ...
... stressed it have played Kent with an aggressive harshness ; the alternative has been to stress the affection and loyalty which eventually comes out in great tenderness towards his master . In the eighteenth and early nineteenth ...
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