William Shakespeare John Russell Brown. shall have the full rigours of justice according to the strict letter of the ... J. Palmer , Comic Characters of Shakespeare ( 1946 ) , p . 87. See also H. B. Charlton , op . cit . , p . 159 . 2.
For this updated edition of one of Shakespeare's most problematic plays, Tom Lockwood has added a new introductory section on the latest scholarly trends, performance and adaptation practices which have occurred over the last two decades.
Examines how directors have dealt with the problem of anti-semitism in staging Shakespeare's play over the past century, with a review of an Elizabethan performance as comparison.
This volume contains the full text of the play with explanatory footnotes and marginal glosses for contemporary readers.
In Act 4 of The Merchant of Venice, Gratiano describes Shylock as “a wolf... hang'd for human slaughter” (4.1.134),2 which appears to be a pun on Lopez's name, the Latin for “wolf” being lupus. Lopez was indeed hanged for plotting human ...
Featuring new revised activities, as well as images taken from a number of different interpretations of the play, this edition also includes expanded sections on characters, language and performance history to offer support at a number of ...
Hinman, Charlton. The Printing and Proof-Reading of the First Folio of Shakespeare. 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1963. In the most arduous study of a single book ever undertaken, Hinman attempts to reconstruct how the Shakespeare ...
If there has ever been an accessible version of the Folio, it is this edition, set for the first time in modern fonts. The Folio is the source of all other editions.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The Merchant of Venice
I'll begin it - Ding , dong , bell . ALL Ding , dong , bell . BASSANIO So may the outward shows be least themselves . 60 70 80 90 The world is still deceived with ornament . 115 III.2.
His place at the head of the active dramatists was at once filled by John Fletcher, and Fletcher, with some aid possibly from his friend Philip Massinger, undertook the working up of Shakespeare's unfinished sketches.
In this lively comedy of love and money in sixteenth-century Venice, Bassanio wants to impress the wealthy heiress Portia but lacks the necessary funds.
This Teacher Resource File includes photocopiable worksheets that offer a range of practical activities to engage students with issues of expression and stage presentation.
Portia told Nerissa that the kind things people do _ a . shine as bright as a candle ' s light . _ _ b . are as bright as the moonlight . _ c . are as bright as the sun . _ d . will always be remembered . s story is mainly about _ _ _ a ...
本剧塑造了夏洛克这一唯利是图, 冷酷无情的高利贷者的典型形象, 反映了资本主义早期商业资产阶级与高利贷者之间的矛盾, 表现了作者对资产阶级社会中金钱, ...
Billington, Country Life, 14 May 1987. Christopher Edwards, Spectator. 9 May 1987. Deborah Findlay, “Portia," in Russell Jackson and Robert Smallwood, eds. Players of Shakespeare 3 (1993). Michael Coveney. Financial Times.
In addition to the complete text of The Merchant of Venice, this book includes: activities; a synopsis at the beginning of each act; notes opposite the text; photographs showing various productions of each play; an introduction which places ...
The Merchant of Venice