An Essay on the Genius of Shakespeare: With Critical Remarks on the Characters of Romeo, Hamlet, Juliet, and Ophelia : Together with Some Observations on the Writings of Sir Walter Scott ...James Bigg, 1826 - 206 pages |
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Page 56
... catch . I had the happiness of seeing this character per- formed once , ( and but once , in Ireland , ) and it was executed so barbarously , that the only thing I recollect respecting poor Ophelia , was — that it was performed by a ...
... catch . I had the happiness of seeing this character per- formed once , ( and but once , in Ireland , ) and it was executed so barbarously , that the only thing I recollect respecting poor Ophelia , was — that it was performed by a ...
Page 73
... catching the words that live and lighten - and breathe and burn before you . To me Ivanhoe appears the most beautiful of his works . Whether it is that it possesses so much of that dramatic cast which I so much admire , I will not ...
... catching the words that live and lighten - and breathe and burn before you . To me Ivanhoe appears the most beautiful of his works . Whether it is that it possesses so much of that dramatic cast which I so much admire , I will not ...
Page 81
... the heart . The heat and activity of the author's genius may throw over his personages the gloss of wit , know- ledge , and eloquence , and thus catch for a mo- G ment the eye ; but their influence stops there , ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . 81.
... the heart . The heat and activity of the author's genius may throw over his personages the gloss of wit , know- ledge , and eloquence , and thus catch for a mo- G ment the eye ; but their influence stops there , ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . 81.
Page 124
... catch on the stage . There are few things where study can be so easily perceived as any attempt to catch gracefulness . Handsome figure and innate gen- tility of manner are essential requisites for it , and without these it never can be ...
... catch on the stage . There are few things where study can be so easily perceived as any attempt to catch gracefulness . Handsome figure and innate gen- tility of manner are essential requisites for it , and without these it never can be ...
Page 127
... catch the ears of these groundlings , and thus raise a clap . This is vile . " If too , it is found by some lucky piece of stage trick , that a clap or a laugh is once raised it will be imitated by the next person who wants to purchase ...
... catch the ears of these groundlings , and thus raise a clap . This is vile . " If too , it is found by some lucky piece of stage trick , that a clap or a laugh is once raised it will be imitated by the next person who wants to purchase ...
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