説明
In one of his darker comedies, Shakespeare explores the themes of love, fidelity, innuendo and betrayal. The plays opens in a frolic of merriment, but the mood darkens with the entrance of sinister Don John, one of the most unrelievedly villainous characters in the Shakesperean canon. His machinations to wreck the marriage of Claudio and Hero are eventually exposed by the inadvertent arrival of the sententious Constable Dogberry, but not before significant damage has been done to the idyllic relationship between the young lovers. As a counterpoint to the adolescent passion of Claudio and Hero, Shakespeare adds a subplot featuring the rather cynical courtship ritual played out by Beatrice and Benedick.
Cast
Leonato - Noel Badrian
Hero - Becca Maggie
Beatrice - Michele Eaton
Leonato's Brother/First Watchman - Joseph Tabler
Margaret - Charlotte Duckett
Ursula/Boy - Maureen Boutilier
Don Pedro (Prince) - Jeff Moon
Count Claudio - David Pricket
Signior Benedick- Brett Downey
Messenger/Balthasar/Second Watchman/Sexton/Lord - Phil Benson
Signior Antonio/Friar/First Lord - Denis Daly
Don John - Andrew Coleman
Borachio - John Burlinson
Conrade - Peter Tucker
Dogberry - Bob Neufeld
Verges - Marty Kris
George Seacoal - Norman Elfer
Stage directions read by Alan Weyman
Audio edited by Denis Daly.
Cover design by Denis Daly
Music
Act 5
Excerpts from Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No.1 by Ottorino Respighi
Performed by United State Marine Band
Song - Act 5 Scene 3
Pardon, goddess of the night
Sung by Leanne Yau
The script for this recording was kindly provided by Folger Digital Texts.
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"And where I did begin, there shall I end."It was my first time reading Shakespeare. At the beginning I had a hard time trying to get used to the language and to the prose, but as the story went I became more confident with understanding it.Julius Caesar is the story about a man who became so powerful that it was dangerous. And a man whose ambition to keep Caesar out of the power ended up corrupting him. It's a clear sign of how cyclical time is, how the order of the universe cannot be altered and about how unpredictable history might be.I cannot say I loved it, but I really enjoyed it and had great fun analysing it.
This is an attractive genuine bonded leather edition, with gilt-edged pages and gold ribbon marker that will make an elegant addition to any home library.
No por la escritura, que me parece excelente, sino por gusto personal no disfrute de la historia, para mí una tragedia sin sentido propia de otra época y que, en mi opinión, no ha envejecido bien.