7 Mar
2001
7 Mar
'01
6:50 p.m.
Iain responded:
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Wilson Fisk wrote:
Compared to Middleton or Marlowe who excercise far more control over thier text (down to stage directions, suggestions of emphasis etc) Shakespeare seems to positively revel in the multifaceted.
I wonder If this has anything to do with Shakespeare having been an actor? Stage directions are beloved of writers, loathed or ignored by actors.
I just assumed that he didn't bother to write the directions in, because he was standing next to the other actors telling them in person.
steve