Critics for M4M Flashcards
William Hazlitt
The Duke is “more absorbed in his own plots and gravity than anxious for the welfare of the state”
John Mullan
“As ever, in Shakespeare’s comedies, it takes mistakes to teach the characters the truths of their own hearts.”
Trevor Nunn
“an eminent judge can argue that it doesn’t matter if innocent individuals suffer as long as the idea of the law is upheld”
Maurice Charney
“Lucio…is a satirical malcontent who vilifies the Duke and everyone he comes in contact with. But there is an underlying idea that he sometimes speaks the bitter truth…”
Jonathan Dollimore (Lucio)
“Lucio strikes at the heart of the ideological legitimation of power”
William Lawrence
“his function is…to furnish, by his eccentric behaviour, a contrast to romantic comedy”
J.W. Lever
“Claudio, easily affectionate, easily guilt-stricken, dependent on others for his ethical standards, is the average man of his time, and all times”
F. J. Furnivall (Claudio)
‘self-indulgent, life-loving’ character, for whom ‘death is the greatest terror’
Mrs Jameson
“moral granduer”
Schlegel
“angel of light”
Juliet Stevenson
“recognise Isabella’s dilemma as opposed to merely observing”
Roger Allam
“realise completely his own skeptical fatalism. But somehow this can only be expressed through someone else’s situation.”
michael Pennington (Duke)
“he comes to learn something… about the entire system by which he has governed and lived. He now has to question all that.”
Anthony Miller
“Though the Duke’s efforts are well-intentioned, they are also problematic in their almost desperate improvisations, double standards, and risible misjudgements.”
Gospels (adultery)
“that whoever looketh on a women to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart”
Gospels (measure for measure)
“for with the same measure that ye met with, it shall be measured to you again”
John Dryden
“grounded on impossibilities”
Catholic Company (Sainthood/Martyrdom)
“may their zeal be a reminder that purity is a treasure to be guarded and protected at any cost”
Jonathan Dallimore (prostitutes)
“the most exploited group in the society which the play represents , are absent from it”
F.S.Boas
“problem play”
Michael Billington
“A man floundering in unfamiliar emotional territory”
Michael pennington (Angelo)
“very adolescent and uncertain kind”
The common pursuit 1962
His “attitude is meant to be ours- his total attitude, which is the total attitude of the play”
Daniel Mossey (power)
“not just the symbol of power , but, the human face behind it”
John Mortimer
“a great play doesn’t answer questions, it asks them”
Aristotle (tragic hero)
“not by vice and depravity but by some error of judgement”
Penelope Wilton (religious maniac)
“her vilification of her brother .. shows her as an hysteric as a neurotic, and it shows her as a religious maniac”
Juliet Stevenson (use of “if”)
“it is a doorway, leading to empathy, identification, recognition”
Daniel Mossey
“God, in shakespeare’s time, was a living presence….a dilemma such as isabella faces … is seething with painful irony and hair-raising moral danger”
The Duke is “more absorbed in his own plots and gravity than anxious for the welfare of the state”
William Hazlitt (Duke plot)
“As ever, in Shakespeare’s comedies, it takes mistakes to teach the characters the truths of their own hearts.”
John Mullan (mistakes/teach)
“an eminent judge can argue that it doesn’t matter if innocent individuals suffer as long as the idea of the law is upheld”
Trevor Nunn (The Law)
“Lucio…is a satirical malcontent who vilifies the Duke and everyone he comes in contact with. But there is an underlying idea that he sometimes speaks the bitter truth…”
Maurice Charney (Lucio and truth)
“Lucio strikes at the heart of the ideological legitimation of power”
Jonathan Dollimore (Lucio and power)
“his function is…to furnish, by his eccentric behaviour, a contrast to romantic comedy”
his fucntion is…
William Lawrence (Lucio)
“Claudio, easily affectionate, easily guilt-stricken, dependent on others for his ethical standards, is the average man of his time, and all times”
J.W. Lever (Claudio)
‘self-indulgent, life-loving’ character, for whom ‘death is the greatest terror’
F. J. Furnivall (Claudio)
“moral granduer”
Mrs Jameson (Isabella)
“angel of light”
Schlegel (Isabella)
“recognise Isabella’s dilemma as opposed to merely observing”
Juliet Stevenson (sympathy for Isabella)
“realise completely his own skeptical fatalism. But somehow this can only be expressed through someone else’s situation.”
realise completely..
Roger Allam (Claudio and the Duke)
“he comes to learn something… about the entire system by which he has governed and lived. He now has to question all that.”
he comes to learn ….
michael Pennington (Dukes development)
“Though the Duke’s efforts are well-intentioned, they are also problematic in their almost desperate improvisations, double standards, and risible misjudgements.”
Anthony Miller (Dukes intentions)
“that whoever looketh on a women to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart”
Gospels (adultery)
“for with the same measure that ye met with, it shall be measured to you again”
Gospels (measure for measure)
“grounded on impossibilities”
John Dryden
“may their zeal be a reminder that purity is a treasure to be guarded and protected at any cost”
Catholic Company (Sainthood/Martyrdom)
“the most exploited group in the society which the play represents , are absent from it”
Jonathan Dallimore (prostitutes)
“problem play”
F.S.Boas
“A man floundering in unfamiliar emotional territory”
Michael Billington
(Angelo’s sexuality)
“very adolescent and uncertain kind”
Michael pennington (Angelo’s sexuality)
His “attitude is meant to be ours- his total attitude, which is the total attitude of the play”
The common pursuit 1962 (Dukes attitude)
“not just the symbol of power , but, the human face behind it”
Daniel Mossey (power)
“a great play doesn’t answer questions, it asks them”
John Mortimer (great plays)
“not by vice and depravity but by some error of judgement”
Aristotle (tragic hero)
“her vilification of her brother .. shows her as an hysteric as a neurotic, and it shows her as a religious maniac”
Penelope Wilton (religious maniac)
“it is a doorway, leading to empathy, identification, recognition”
Juliet Stevenson (use of “if”)
“God, in shakespeare’s time, was a living presence….a dilemma such as isabella faces … is seething with painful irony and hair-raising moral danger”
Daniel Mossey (God and Isabella)
Globe 2004
Duke was a “floundering Bungler”, who improvised everything.
