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When in the first part of "Henry IV" the prince asks Falstaff what manner of man he is, Bloom, as Falstaff, replied "A goodly portly man, i'faith, and a corpulent; of a cheerful look, a pleasing eye, and a most noble carriage; and, as I think, his age some...
...Bloom, quite literally the image of Falstaff, caused an eruption of laughter from the audience...
...Bloom's performance continued with sparks of animation, though he was acting only from his neck up. Although his bushy eyebrows and flashing eyes were unusually expressive, Bloom took the idea of a reading seriously, and remained seated in his easy chair for the majority of the performance...
...Bloom writes at the end of his essay on Falstaff in Shakespeare that "Falstaff needs an audience, and never fails to find it. We need Falstaff, because we have so few images of authentic vitaliam...
With his performance last night as Falstaff, Bloom found an audience, and the audience found a vital image of Falstaff...