The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 18.0811 Tuesday, 4 December 2007
[1] From: Herb Weil <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 01 Dec 2007 12:04:35 -0800
Subj: Re: SHK 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
[2] From: Steve Sohmer <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 18:08:00 EST
Subj: Re: SHK 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
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From: Herb Weil <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 01 Dec 2007 12:04:35 -0800
Subject: 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
Comment: Re: SHK 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
"Maturing" in quotes certainly did not suggest biographic age, but the
increasing skill in portraying complexity.
Why not just forget the word and question whether the leading actor
played both parts? Then what part in Hamlet would the player of Falstaff
take?
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From: Steve Sohmer <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 18:08:00 EST
Subject: 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
Comment: Re: SHK 18.0800 Shakespeare as Falstaff
In reply to the following ...
>It is widely accepted that the actor who played
>Prince Hal "matured" to play Hamlet.
John Briggs wrote:
>I'm sorry, but I find this statement completely baffling. How much
>"maturing" is Richard Burbage likely to have done between 1597 (when he
>was 29 and played Prince Hal) and 1600 (when he was 32 and played
Hamlet)?
Well, apparently he got fat.
Hope this helps.
Steve Sohmer
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