Word: kingship
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...seems uncertain in the role; it is very apparent that she is a woman trying rather unsuccessfully to play a man. As the play progresses, it becomes evident that this characterization is deliberate: Kinsley’s struggles with masculinity mirror those of Richard’s with kingship. Eventually, Kinsley blossoms, becoming a fascinatingly deep character. Even as Richard loses his grip on his crown and his sanity, Kinsley projects more assurance than might be expected from the role without losing any sense of her character’s pathos. When she says, in Richard’s final...
...play, however, feels weak and generic, failing to explore the themes of either the original play or the masculine/feminine dichotomy the production itself sets up. One of the morals of Richard’s story in the original Shakespeare is that too much femininity is detrimental to kingship. Unfortunately, despite bold direction and excellent performances, an excess of femininity is also detrimental to this production of “Richard...
...David's subsequent realization that God did it for the sake of His word and according to His will. It is a humble response, one that puts Warren's elevation, like David's, in the Deity's hands. But as Warren knows and David's kingship abundantly proved, it can be after the coronation that the complications really...
...focus on the nebulously defined "art of kingship," Prince William will soon quit the army, British papers report. London's DAILY MAIL quotes a senior royal source: "He has really matured in the last few years and has come to terms, however reluctantly, with the idea that he is the 'star of the show.'" SCORE...
...plunge into alternative biblical narrative by recognized scholars. The Jesus Dynasty by James Tabor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who also aided Jacobovici, enmeshes a plausible story of early church strife in speculative material suggesting that Jesus had a human father and hoped for an earthly kingship. Professors and best-selling authors Elaine Pagels and Bart Ehrman both have books out claiming to derive new insights from the rediscovered Gnostic Gospel of Judas--itself a best seller. Their logic is solid, but their topic is daring...