The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0035 Tuesday, 20 January 2009
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Date: Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:24 -0500
Subject: 20.0028 All-Male Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare
Comment: Re: SHK 20.0028 All-Male Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare
Theatre
Mari Bonomi says "I'd be grateful for some elucidation."
Apologies, the relationship between the two speeches is slightly
complex: the Queen Mab speech has thematic overlap with the entirety of
_A Midsummer Night's Dream_, whereas the play staged by the mechanicals
is similarly a reflection of the entire plot of _Romeo and Juliet_.
John Briggs says "Burbage would have played Orsino in "Twelfth Night"."
Indeed. This kind of puts a kink in the idea that thematic overlap
between characters necessarily reflects Shakespeare writing deliberately
for specific actors. I was also wrong in lumping Iago, Hamlet and Edmund
into the same pot; the connection between Iago and Hamlet is that both
are central characters with overdetermined -- and then finally
undetermined -- motivations, whereas Iago and Edmund are more simply
similar by type -- even though, as Stephen Booth notes, Edmund can't
seem to cleanly present whether it is his bastardy or his status as a
second-born that is the ultimate reason for his sworn allegiance to nature.
I was also wondering: is anybody on the list aware of good literature on
the subject of which actors would have played which parts in the plays?
--Aaron
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0035 Tuesday, 20 January 2009
From: Aaron Azlant <
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Date: Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:24 -0500
Subject: 20.0028 All-Male Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare
Comment: Re: SHK 20.0028 All-Male Romeo and Juliet at the Shakespeare
Theatre
Mari Bonomi says "I'd be grateful for some elucidation."
Apologies, the relationship between the two speeches is slightly
complex: the Queen Mab speech has thematic overlap with the entirety of
_A Midsummer Night's Dream_, whereas the play staged by the mechanicals
is similarly a reflection of the entire plot of _Romeo and Juliet_.
John Briggs says "Burbage would have played Orsino in "Twelfth Night"."
Indeed. This kind of puts a kink in the idea that thematic overlap
between characters necessarily reflects Shakespeare writing deliberately
for specific actors. I was also wrong in lumping Iago, Hamlet and Edmund
into the same pot; the connection between Iago and Hamlet is that both
are central characters with overdetermined -- and then finally
undetermined -- motivations, whereas Iago and Edmund are more simply
similar by type -- even though, as Stephen Booth notes, Edmund can't
seem to cleanly present whether it is his bastardy or his status as a
second-born that is the ultimate reason for his sworn allegiance to nature.
I was also wondering: is anybody on the list aware of good literature on
the subject of which actors would have played which parts in the plays?
--Aaron
_______________________________________________________________
S H A K S P E R: The Global Shakespeare Discussion List
Hardy M. Cook,
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The S H A K S P E R Web Site <http://www.shaksper.net>
DISCLAIMER: Although SHAKSPER is a moderated discussion list, the
opinions expressed on it are the sole property of the poster, and the
editor assumes no responsibility for them.
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