An Actor's Edition of Shakespeare RevisitedAuthorHouse, 26.07.2007 - 516 Seiten An Actor’s Edition of Shakespeare Revisited is a book for actors, directors, professors of theatre and the general public. Each of the plays has been edited for more understandability and length. The intent of the book was to make the works more accessible without making the language modern. When audiences see a Shakespeare play, they have only one time to grasp the words as they are spoken. Audience members do not have time to look at lengthy explanations or notes about words or expressions. Therefore, this edition of these five plays, presents the plays so that audience members as well as actors can follow the plays with little difficulty. Some words have been changed to accomplish this. In certain speeches, subjects or verbs were supplied for understandability. Because Shakespeare used many pronouns, these plays make use of more nouns so that the meaning of who or what is being spoken about becomes more clear.
The book also has some useful tools for the director and actors. A chart has been provided for each play that lists each character by act and scene. This can be very useful when there is a need to double cast actors. In addition, a “combination roles” page has also been added which gives suggestions for doubling parts for a smaller company. To help at rehearsals, page numbers for the beginning of each act and scene is provided on a single page for each play. Finally, each play has been broken into “beats” for the actor and the director. It is the hope of the author of this book that more people will find excitement in reading, performing, staging, or viewing Shakespeare because of the edited versions for understandability. Enjoy the plays---either reading or performing. |
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... fear they might not be able to understand them because of the language , or they fear the plays might be boring . I can assure you the plays have some of the most interesting characters and creative plots . Many years ago , I decided ...
... fear things that do sound so beautiful ? ( To Witches ) I ' th ' name of truth , Are you figments of the imagination , or that indeed Which outwardly you show ? My noble partner You greet with Thane of Glamis and great prediction of ...
... fear that are present Are less than imaginary horrors . My thought about murder yet is but imaginary And nothing is except what is not . ( To Ross and Angus ) Look how our partner's affected . ( Aside ) If chance will have me king , why ...
... fear Thy very stones prate of my whereabouts And take the present horror from the time , Which now suits with it . Whiles I threat , he lives . Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives . ( A bell rings . ) I go , and it is done ...
... fear . I could not say " Amen " When they did say " God bless us . " Consider it not so deeply . But wherefore could not I pronounce “ Amen ” ? I had most need of blessing , and “ Amen ” Stuck in my throat . These deeds must not be ...