Word: conterpoint
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...success of Measure for Measure, it might be argued, lies in the tension between the comedy and the tragedy. Upset the balance and that vital tension can be lost. In the Adams production, the comedy gets so free a reign that the conterpoint suffers and the audience, rather than finding themselves intrigued by the comic possibilities of the script, find themselves more confused about when they should and should not laugh...
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