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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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities (Firm), Arts International, London Weekend Television (Firm), Royal Shakespeare Company
Other Authors: Suchet, David, Stewart, Patrick, 1940-, Barton, John, 1928-, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, 1984
Series:Playing Shakespeare.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Shylock.
Royal Shakespeare Company.
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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 and the same direction, the different readings of the part demonstrate the infinite variety of Shakespeare's work.
Item Description:Title from container.
Made in Great Britain.
U-matic 3/4 in. format.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (51 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Audience:Theater Arts
Production Credits:Cameramen, Lisle Middleditch, Mike Paterson ; graphic design, Tony Oldfield ; videotape editor, Graham Roberts ; music, Guy Woolfenden ; research, Jamie Muir.