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“O you heavenly charmers,/What things you make of us! For what we lack/We laugh, for what we have we are sorry; still/Are children in some kind.”
The Two Noble Kinsmen Act Five By Dennis Abrams —————— Act Five: Palamon and Arcite, each accompanied by three knights, separately pray for success, while Emilia prays that whoever loves her best will emerge victorious. Back at the jail, the … Continue reading
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“The isle is full of noises,/Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.”
The Tempest Act Three, Part One By Dennis Abrams ——————————- Act Three: Prospero has enslaved Ferdinand and made him carry logs, but the young man does so willingly in order to serve his beloved, Miranda. Secretly watched by Prospero, the … Continue reading
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“O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space…”
Hamlet Act Two, Part Four By Dennis Abrams —————————————– I’m caught up on Act Two now, and while reading Scene ii, I was struck by how many lines I already knew, and by how much was being said throughout the … Continue reading
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“We were not born to sue, but to command;”
Richard II Act One By Dennis Abrams ——————- MAJOR CHARACTERS KING RICHARD II of England Queen Isabel, Richard’s wife John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, Richard’s Uncle Harry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, Gaunt’s son (later King Henry IV) Duchess of … Continue reading
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The Play's The Thing 