The Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays, from Ancient Greece to Modern TimesCrown Publishers, 1984 - 866 Seiten From the classics of ancient Greece to the best of modern American theater, this guide provides a plot synopsis, stage history, cast listing, analysis, and critical opinions for each of 750 outstanding plays. |
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... Shakespeare tries to pass the deed off as a measure of necessity . " It is , of course , not Shakespeare but Henry that argues necessity as the excuse for slaughter . While the Chorus praises Henry as " the mirror of all Christian kings ...
... Shakespeare tries to pass the deed off as a measure of necessity . " It is , of course , not Shakespeare but Henry that argues necessity as the excuse for slaughter . While the Chorus praises Henry as " the mirror of all Christian kings ...
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... Shakespeare's richest dra- matic poetry , and Isabella is one of his noblest characters . Later in the nineteenth century it grew popular again , with Adelaide Neilson , Helena Modjeska , and Sarah Kemble Siddons in the role of Isabella ...
... Shakespeare's richest dra- matic poetry , and Isabella is one of his noblest characters . Later in the nineteenth century it grew popular again , with Adelaide Neilson , Helena Modjeska , and Sarah Kemble Siddons in the role of Isabella ...
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... Shakespeare's later plays now on the stage , goes to pieces in the last act , " himself joined the long line of would - be improvers of Shakespeare by writing a new fifth act for the play , which was presented in London in 1937. Shaw's ...
... Shakespeare's later plays now on the stage , goes to pieces in the last act , " himself joined the long line of would - be improvers of Shakespeare by writing a new fifth act for the play , which was presented in London in 1937. Shaw's ...
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