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...past, no criticism has gone farther astray than much of the criticism of Shakspere's plots", said Professor G. L. Kittredge '82 in discussing the tragedy of "King Lear" last night in Sanders Theatre. Professor Kittredge confined himself chiefly to a broad view of the plot, bringing in the characters only as they vitally concerned the structure of the play...
...Shakspere's plots", he said, "often limp and stagger in a lamentable way. The motives do not always adequately account for the actions of the characters. However, these are of little consequence, for only children read Shakspere for the story, and we cannot expect him to invent his own plot...
...minor importance. Shakspere took the story from Holinshed's Chronicle, but he changed it from a nursery tale to a gripping tragedy, mainly by the transformation of the hero's character. Professor Kittredge stated that the madness of the king was the author's chief contribution to the plot. He disproved the theory, however, that King Lear was made from the beginning of the play to the end, pointing out several instances where the old man was quite clearly sane, especially in the catastrophe where it was dramatically necessary that he regain his reason in order to effect a complete...
Nothing may be said of the plot, for it hinges on the "truth", and the truth must not be told. Mr. Wingfield, as the "veteran poet" celebrating his ninetieth birthday with his adulous family and honored guest, does the best acting that has been seen on the Copley stage, or perhaps any Boston stage, this season, His shy pride, his innocent reminiscing, have the assurance of the genuine "literary lion." The role is a difficult one, for it involves a double pose-but there, again, we are dangerously near the "truth." Mr. Clive has become a meticulous Boswell to this...
Following its traditional policy of rewarding unsung patriots,--peasant families of more than sixteen children for example,--the French government through the Ministry of Agriculture has undertaken to glorify honest and persistent toil by awarding to any farmer-proprietor who can prove that his forbears have cultivated the same plot of land for over a hundred years the order of "la Merite Agricole". Somewhat to the consternation of the Ministry the number of applicants who have come forward with proofs is relatively overwhelming. Some families claim that they have won the award several times over. One peasant has presented proof...