Word: aspects
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...tempting to speculate, especially since writer-director Rebecca Miller is so quick to deflect the subject, that Jack could embody some aspect of her father Arthur. Tempting but fruitless, since the real kinship is with the work of another playwright, dead nearly 500 years. Jack is a blend of Prospero, lord of his fantasy island, and Lear, the mad king with a loving daughter. Rose is his Miranda, his Cordelia...
...humble shoemaker and Elena sold seeds at the Bucharest market, then traces the Ceausescus' rise to power and infamy. One lavish scene re-enacts the staged mass rallies they were so fond of organizing; another emphasizes the presence of the secret police, the dreaded Securitate, in every aspect of daily life. Those who lived in Ceausescu's police state "feel sad watching the play," says Dinulescu. For those too young to remember, though, it's a vaudeville treatment of history that's packed with good music and lots of comedy. Finally, Romanians are having the last laugh...
...surprise that with such an impressive background, an amazing passion for the sport, and his strengths as a coach, that Brand received the 2005 Schreff Sword. Along with the award comes a great deal of respect from fellow colleagues, which Brand ultimately suggests is the most honorable aspect of receiving the hardware...
Which of course explains a second aspect of Donato’s legend across the River—the product of his penchant for disappearing on towel runs and returning with a van that wasn’t quite the van it used to be, on more than one occasion...
Fortunately for Ridolfi, the talent of the players was not an aspect he had to worry about. Instead, the key was getting the players to enjoy what they were doing and to play well as a team...