An edition of Playing Shakespeare
(2009)
Playing Shakespeare
by Barton, John
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Table of Contents
The two traditions: Elizabethan and modern acting
Using the verse: heightened and naturalistic verse
Language and character: making the words one's own
Using the prose: why does Shakespeare use prose?
Set speeches and soliloquies: taking the audience with you
Using the sonnets: going over some old ground
Irony and ambiguity: text that isn't what it seems
Passion and coolness: a question of balance
Rehearsing the text: Orsino and Viola
Exploring a character: playing Shylock
Contemporary Shakespeare: a discussion
Poetry and hidden poetry: three kinds of failure.
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Includes index.
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