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Page 133
... comedy as something mildly amusing at its most genteel or downright hilarious at its most robust . When Shakespeare uses the word " comedian , " he does not mean " funny- man ; " he means " player " and so " comedy " means " play ...
... comedy as something mildly amusing at its most genteel or downright hilarious at its most robust . When Shakespeare uses the word " comedian , " he does not mean " funny- man ; " he means " player " and so " comedy " means " play ...
Page 135
... comedy " is one of exquisite pathos . If " high comedy " were always funny there would be no need for " low comedy " to relieve it . A director's overall point of view about a play must be derived from the total text ; he must not ...
... comedy " is one of exquisite pathos . If " high comedy " were always funny there would be no need for " low comedy " to relieve it . A director's overall point of view about a play must be derived from the total text ; he must not ...
Page 136
... Comedy of Errors , probably his first comedy , to their smooth fluidity in Miranda's first speech in The Tempest , his last comedy , to see the difference between the ap- prentice and the master . Shakespeare's first three comedies are ...
... Comedy of Errors , probably his first comedy , to their smooth fluidity in Miranda's first speech in The Tempest , his last comedy , to see the difference between the ap- prentice and the master . Shakespeare's first three comedies are ...
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Introduction to the Histories | 3 |
Joan La Pucelle | 15 |
Richard II | 28 |
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