Shakespeare, text and performance; Shakespearean criticism
Essay discusses the author's view that those who have produced Shakespeare plays since the bard's time have failed to consider Shakespeare's own stage directions.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare, text and performance; Shakespeare plays; Shakespearean actors and actresses; Shakespeare criticism
Essay discusses both the origins and lasting interest in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' over the years. Includes a discussion of how the staging of the play has continued to evolve.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Shakespeare plays; Shakespeare, text and performance
Essay discusses the ways in which Shakespeare disguised some of his important dramatic elements as "fools," or characters that, at first glance, may seem as mere comic relief.
Shakespeare criticism; Shakespeare, the critical tradition; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Balzac, HonoreĢ de, 1799-1850
Essay discusses the author's contention that Shakespeare and Balzac share a similar level of creative genius and unique lasting qualities as prolific artists.