296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Playing Bit Parts in Shakespeare is a unique survey of the small supporting roles - such as foils, feeds, attendants and messengers - that feature in Shakespeare's plays. Exploring such issues as how bit players should conduct themselves within a scene, and how blank verse or prose may be spoken to bring out the complexities of character-definition, Playing Bit Parts in Shakespeare brings a... Read more
Preface 1 Entities and nonentities 2 Transposes 3 Supporters 4 Stress and counter-stress 5 Substance and shadow in Richard the Third 6 Friends of Brutus 7 Measure for Measure: or, the Way of the World 8 Service and servility in King Lear 9 The varying tide in Antony and Cleopatra 10 The Tempest from the forecastle
Biography
M.M. Mahood is the author of Shakespeare’s Wordplay, and is Professor Emeritus of the University of Kent.
'A stunningly exhaustive family tree of ('bit parts'), Folio origins, and a comprehensive history to boot.' - Sunday Times
'The reader has an excellent opportunity to rethink the plays, as Mahood discovers silent reproach, witty counterpoint, prods to emotion and argument in the briefest appearances.' - Plays International, October 1998
