Exploring a character

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Date
1982
Summary
Under John Barton's direction, two members of the Royal Shakespeare Company explore Shakespeare's character Shylock to demonstrate how Shakespeare develops a character, and the multiplicity of ways in which his characters can be understood. Given the same text from The merchant of Venice, the different readings of the part demonstrate the infinite variety of Shakespeare's work.
Contributors
Barton, John 1928; Evans, Nick; Carlaw, John; Snell, Andrew; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
Publishers
Films for the Humanities (Firm); Royal Shakespeare Company
Subjects
Literature, Print Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Theater; Literature, Print Culture; Merchant of Venice
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
51 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Cast: Patrick Stewart, David Suchet. Senior cameramen, Lisle Middleditch, Mike Paterson ; graphic design, Tony Oldfield ; music, Guy Woolfenden.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089893; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1251; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/767; OCLC: ocm11960008; Catalog Key: alephsys001308897

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