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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: Royal Shakespeare Company, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Arts International, London Weekend Television (Firm)
Other Authors: Carlaw, John, Barton, John, 1928-, Suchet, David, Stewart, Patrick, 1940-, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [2004]
Series:Playing Shakespeare (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Shylock.
Educational television programs.
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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 the cover.
Originally broadcast on London Weekend Television.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.