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Language and character [videorecording] / written and presented by John Barton ; executive producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell

Published
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [1982]
Copyright Date
©1982
Physical Description
1 videocassette (51 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Additional Creators
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-, Evans, Nick, Carlaw, John, Snell, Andrew, Barton, John, 1928-2018, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

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Summary
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions. Explores the Elizabethan relish of words and the use of Elizabethan English in the development of Shakespeare's characters.
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Creation/Production Credits Note
Cameramen, Lisle Middleditch, Mike Paterson ; graphic design, Tony Oldfield ; music, Guy Woolfenden.
Participant/Performer Note
Sinead Cusack, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams.
Technical Details
VHS.
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