Word: shakespeare
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...additional work comes with the special oral examinations. The Bible, Shakespear, Homer, Thucydides and language proficiency all come under departmental purview, and all must take general exams at the end of the junior year to quality for honors...
Tradition demands that amateur theatre groups at some point in their careers, produce a play by Shakespear. Actually, no other plays are quite so unsuited to non-professional treatment, because the Bard's familiar plots cannot divert audience attention from the actors' shortcomings. Each viewer is sure that he can--or has--played the role to something near amateur perfection. And heaven help the wretch who falls below this often exaggerated standard...
...production is quite worthwhile, and as the cast gains experience in performance, it should improve. But I feel that student theatre groups do wrong to both themselves and the community by featuring either Shakespear or other much-produced authors. They would better try new sources and experimental plays, challenging their own talent and luring new material...
...Like Shakespear I possess a mulberry...