A Playful Pair
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| Guardian review of Anthony and Cleopatra |
Heaven help me! I found the death
of Anthony comic, Shakespeare’s
words rendered ridiculous by the
behavior of their characters.
of Anthony comic, Shakespeare’s
words rendered ridiculous by the
behavior of their characters.
Mind you, I am not used to stage
on screen—the projection needed
become mere yelling on film, and
not the famous nobler caressing language.
on screen—the projection needed
become mere yelling on film, and
not the famous nobler caressing language.
Of fame and fortune I cannot
speak when Shakespeare demotes women
as in today’s production wherein
Cleopatra so rarely rules.
speak when Shakespeare demotes women
as in today’s production wherein
Cleopatra so rarely rules.
But is nobility possible
in our world, where words are suspect
and pronouncements of honor are
laughable even without profit?
in our world, where words are suspect
and pronouncements of honor are
laughable even without profit?
Poorest Cleopatra’s final praise
of Anthony questions his life—
Could he exist? She does only
in death. And the comedy ends.
of Anthony questions his life—
Could he exist? She does only
in death. And the comedy ends.
Comedy is supposed to end
in marriage, but here the world
ends in relief. The day ends,
and our downy windows close.
in marriage, but here the world
ends in relief. The day ends,
and our downy windows close.
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