The Tragedian: An Essay on the Histrionic Genius of Junius Brutus BoothHurd and Houghton, 1868 - 189 pages |
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Page 71
... thee from felicity awhile , And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain , To tell my story . " Striving against the poison at work in his own frame , he begs Horatio to live , and lifts his hand toward that heaven whither he felt ...
... thee from felicity awhile , And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain , To tell my story . " Striving against the poison at work in his own frame , he begs Horatio to live , and lifts his hand toward that heaven whither he felt ...
Page 90
... thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday , " was , as if a boding angel , in tones of pro- . foundest music , banished all the agents of repose , and created the doom he pronounced . In the night scene , where Roderigo en ...
... thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday , " was , as if a boding angel , in tones of pro- . foundest music , banished all the agents of repose , and created the doom he pronounced . In the night scene , where Roderigo en ...
Page 91
... thee , " runs at and stabs him . Booth replied , staunching the wound , and mastering the anguish of it , and with a look of steady hatred and defiance , - " I bleed , sir , but — not - killed . " - As if he would say , " You are right ...
... thee , " runs at and stabs him . Booth replied , staunching the wound , and mastering the anguish of it , and with a look of steady hatred and defiance , - " I bleed , sir , but — not - killed . " - As if he would say , " You are right ...
Page 115
... wild remorseful passion of which the human voice is capable . " Wash me in steep - down gulfs of liquid fire ! " Othello has wounded Iago , but not killed him . He says : - " I am not sorry neither : I'd have thee OTHELLO . 115.
... wild remorseful passion of which the human voice is capable . " Wash me in steep - down gulfs of liquid fire ! " Othello has wounded Iago , but not killed him . He says : - " I am not sorry neither : I'd have thee OTHELLO . 115.
Page 116
... thee - live ; For in my sense , ' tis happiness to die . " We now recall that passage in the Second Act- " If it were now to die ' Twere now to be most happy . " Then , the expression came from the absolute fullness of his joy ; now ...
... thee - live ; For in my sense , ' tis happiness to die . " We now recall that passage in the Second Act- " If it were now to die ' Twere now to be most happy . " Then , the expression came from the absolute fullness of his joy ; now ...
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acter action actor appeared audience Banquo bare bodkin beauty blood Booth gave Brabantio brain Brutus Cassio char character charm City Madam delight Desdemona dramatic Edmund Kean emotion emphasis expression face father fear feeling filled Garrick genius gesture Goneril grandeur grief Guest Hamlet hand heard heart heaven histrionic Iago Iago's imagination intense intonation JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH Kean's king kingly Lady Lamb's Lear light lines listener living look Lord Lovel Macbeth madness manner meaning melancholy mood murder nature ness never noble OCTAVIAN Othello pass passage passion pathos pause pay Old Debts performance Pescara phrase play players Polonius preter Regan representation resonant Richard Roderigo scorn seemed Shake Shakespeare Shylock silent Sir Giles soliloquy soul sound speak speech spirit stage strange stroke subtle supernatural sword tender theatre thee Third Act thou thought tion tones touch TRAGEDIAN tragedy truth uttered voice wonder words