Shakespeare's plays were written some four hundred years ago,
and while his characters are enduring, they are also alien. In
grappling with the text of his plays, the modern actor must bring
Shakespeare's Renaissance characters to life for a modern audience.
And while it is difficult enough for twentieth-century spectators
to make sense of the plays, it is also hard for modern actors to
understand the Elizabethan world that created the personalities so
vividly sketched in Shakespeare's texts. This reference is a
convenient and practical guide for actors faced with the task of
playing Shakespeare's characters.
The volume begins with an overview of Elizabethan theatrical
conventions, including the training of actors. It then looks at the
dramatic tradition of personification, which Shakespeare's world
inherited from the medieval stage. Later chapters give special
attention to how language reveals character and to the social and
cultural contexts of the Renaissance. Throughout, the emphasis is
on how to translate Shakespeare's text into action on the stage.
While the volume contains much useful information, that information
is presented to meet the special needs of theater
professionals.
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