All Semblative a Woman's Part?: Studies in the Staging of and Audience Response to Boy Actors in Sexual Disguise in the Elizabethan Theatre 1580-1615H. Gras, 1991 - 583 pages |
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Page 391
... gives a textual sign to emphasize his identity ( 11. 64-66 ) just before Antonio can begin his speech on the shipwreck ... give an audience time to make up their mind about the action they have been watching , and to allow them time in ...
... gives a textual sign to emphasize his identity ( 11. 64-66 ) just before Antonio can begin his speech on the shipwreck ... give an audience time to make up their mind about the action they have been watching , and to allow them time in ...
Page 418
... give it back and thus normalize relations . As far as this action is concerned he is to Cesario ( in 3.4 ) what Orsino is to him : both do not get back their " purse , " for the ship also stands for material value , at the right time ...
... give it back and thus normalize relations . As far as this action is concerned he is to Cesario ( in 3.4 ) what Orsino is to him : both do not get back their " purse , " for the ship also stands for material value , at the right time ...
Page 469
... give judgement on whether Arnaud was or was not Martin ; some others thought Martin taller , more slender , darker , having a flatter nose than Arnaud , a more pronounced lower lip and a scar on his brow ; others were convinced Martin ...
... give judgement on whether Arnaud was or was not Martin ; some others thought Martin taller , more slender , darker , having a flatter nose than Arnaud , a more pronounced lower lip and a scar on his brow ; others were convinced Martin ...
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