Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twel fth NightRandom House Publishing Group, 26 օգս, 2009 թ. - 736 էջ The Taming of the Shrew Robust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee. A Midsummer Night's Dream Fairy magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood turn the mismatched rivalries of four young lovers into a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, all touched by Shakespeare’s inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between dreams and the waking world. The Merchant of Venice This dark comedy of love and money contains one of the truly mythic figures in literature–Shylock, the Jewish moneylender. The “pound of flesh” he demands as payment of Antonio’s debt has become a universal metaphor for vengeance. Here, pathos and farce combine with moral complexity and romantic entanglements, to display the extraordinary power and range of Shakespeare at his best. Twelfth Night Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy juxtaposes a romantic plot involving separated twins and mistaken identity with a more satiric one about the humiliation of a pompous killjoy. The hilarity is touched with melancholy, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s plaintive song. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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... actor and already known as a playwright. А rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as “an upstart crow, beautified with ... actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays ...
... actor and already known as a playwright. А rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred to him as “an upstart crow, beautified with ... actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays ...
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... his lifetime, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now called. the. First. Folio. William Shakespeare аЭСы FOUR COMEDIES THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
... his lifetime, but in 1623 two members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put together the great collection now called. the. First. Folio. William Shakespeare аЭСы FOUR COMEDIES THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
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... actor, Shakespeare concentrated mainly on English history plays and romantic comedies. His only tragedies at that time (apart from his history plays, in which tragic events often occur) were an early revenge play, Titus Andronicus (с ...
... actor, Shakespeare concentrated mainly on English history plays and romantic comedies. His only tragedies at that time (apart from his history plays, in which tragic events often occur) were an early revenge play, Titus Andronicus (с ...
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... for underworldly effects. A trapdoor, which is not visible in this drawing, gave access to the space below. The structure at the back of the platform (labeled mimorum aedes), known as the tiring-house because it was the actors'
... for underworldly effects. A trapdoor, which is not visible in this drawing, gave access to the space below. The structure at the back of the platform (labeled mimorum aedes), known as the tiring-house because it was the actors'
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... actors' attiring (dressing) space, featured at least two doors, as shown here. Some theaters seem to have also had a discovery space, or curtained recessed alcove, perhaps between the two doors-in which Falstaff could have hidden from ...
... actors' attiring (dressing) space, featured at least two doors, as shown here. Some theaters seem to have also had a discovery space, or curtained recessed alcove, perhaps between the two doors-in which Falstaff could have hidden from ...
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actors Antonio Athens audience BAPTISTA Bassanio Bianca BIONDELLO BOTTOM Christian comedy daughter Demetrius director doctor of laws doth Duke Egeus Enter Exeunt Exit eyes FABIAN fair fairies father FESTE film fool friends gentleman give GOBBO GRATIANO GREMIO hast hath hear heart Helena Hermia Hippolyta HORTENSIO husband Jessica Julina Kate KATHARINA lady Lancelot lion look lord LORENZO lovers Lucentio Lysander madam MALVOLIO MARIA marriage marry master Merchant of Venice Midsummer Night’s Dream mistress moon Nerissa never o’er Oberon OLIVIA ORSINO PETRUCHIO play’s PORTIA pray production Puck Pyramus and Thisbe Queen QUINCE SALERIO Sebastian servant Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play Shrew Shylock Signor Ansaldo Signor Giannetto Silla Silvio SIR ANDREW SIR TOBY sleep SOLANIO speak stage swear sweet Taming tell theater thee There’s THESEUS thou art Thou shalt Titania TRANIO Twelfth Night unto Vincentio VIOLA What’s wife young апс1