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Tate, The History of King Lear (Page 4)
Page 4: Cordelia’s criticism of Lear’s demand to occupy sole place in his daughters’ hearts is understood by Lear in Tate’s version as deriving from her love for Edgar.
Dryden and Davenant, The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island (Pages 30-31)
Page 30: Dorinda and Hippolyto (played by a female actor) titillate and amuse the audience by their confusion as they discover sexual feeling, without knowing what it is, having been raised in isolation from society on the island.
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Dryden and Davenant, The Tempest, or the Enchanted Island (Pages 12-15)
Page 12: Charged struggles between Caliban and Prospero (above) are upstaged by focus on Prospero’s daughters’ introductions to men. Here Prospero’s added daughter, Dorinda, enters for the first time (below).
Page 13: Miranda and Dorinda reveal…
Page 13: Miranda and Dorinda reveal…
Cibber, The Tragical History of King Richard III (Pages 12-15)
Page 12: The opening of the dialogue between Richard and Lady Anne in Cibber’s adaptation. Note the material is all either Shakespeare’s words (indicated by italics) or what Cibber calls “generally [Shakespeare’s] thoughts” rephrased by Cibber.
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Ravenscroft, Titus Andronicus, or The Rape of Lavinia (Preface)
Ravenscroft’s Preface reflects the precipitous drop in the popularity of Titus Andronicus, now seen as “a heap of Rubbish,” needing revision to be made acceptable.
White, Three Children and Shakespeare (Pages 2-3)
White emphasizes how the mother employs historical knowledge about theater in Shakespeare’s time to invite her children’s interest. Here she describes early modern practices of theatrical cross-dressing and bear-baiting.
Lamb: Tales from Shakespeare [1901] (Cover)
The cover of this 1901 edition of the Lambs’ edition features Walter Paget’s beautiful illustrations, appealing to children.
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