Shakespeare in Performance Castings and Metamorphoses
Shakespeare in Performance Castings and Metamorphoses by Ralph Berry, published by Taylor & Francis Group on January 31, 2016, offers an insightful exploration of stage history as a means to understand Shakespeare’s plays. This edition, comprising 184 pages, delves into various aspects of performance, focusing on casting choices, the dynamics of characters, and the innovative strategies employed by Shakespeare to engage audiences.
Readers will find a detailed analysis of key elements such as doubling, the role of the chorus, and the significance of star performances in plays like Hamlet and Measure for Measure. The book also examines the evolving relationships among characters in The Tempest, alongside Shakespeare’s techniques for audience engagement, including the use of asides in King Lear and the interplay of pleasure and duty in Henry IV. By drawing on major productions up to 1992, this work provides a comprehensive look at the intersection of drama and performance in Shakespeare’s oeuvre.
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These studies take stage history as a means of knowing the play. Half of the studies deal with casting – doubling, chorus and the crowd, the star of Hamlet and Measure for Measure. Then the transformations of dramatis personae are analyzed and The Tempest is viewed through the changing relationships of Prospero, Ariel and Caliban. Some of Shakespeare’s most original strategies for audience control are studied, such as Cordelia’s asides in King Lear, Richard II‘s subversive laughter and the scenic alternation of pleasure and duty in Henry IV. Performance is the realization of identity. The book draws on major productions up to 1992, just before the book was originally published.
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