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... actor turned dramatist proved well able to compete with the university men on their terms . - Before this turn came ... acting and the theatre ; though the apprenticeship was harsh and distasteful – he tells us so , and how much , with ...
... actor turned dramatist proved well able to compete with the university men on their terms . - Before this turn came ... acting and the theatre ; though the apprenticeship was harsh and distasteful – he tells us so , and how much , with ...
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... actor was distinctly lower in status , touring actors were apt to be classed as mere vagabonds . We find Shakespeare several times express- ing bitter resentment at having to earn his living this way and his sensitiveness at his name ...
... actor was distinctly lower in status , touring actors were apt to be classed as mere vagabonds . We find Shakespeare several times express- ing bitter resentment at having to earn his living this way and his sensitiveness at his name ...
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... actor leaves the stage , Are idly bent on him that enters next , Thinking his prattle to be tedious . Richard II , v ... Actors and Acting.
... actor leaves the stage , Are idly bent on him that enters next , Thinking his prattle to be tedious . Richard II , v ... Actors and Acting.
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Shakespeare's Self-portrait: Passages from His Work William Shakespeare,Alfred Leslie Rowse No preview available - 1985 |
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