Comical tragedy or tragical comedy? The impact of Shakespeare's language
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2005 (Volume) 29
Classif
820 EMA
Subject
Language
Page
54-57
Authors
King, Neil
Contents
With clownish fooling in tragedy and death threats, revenge and bitter jealousy in comedy, how do audiences work out what type of play they are watching? The author suggests its all in the language.
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