Word: othellos
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...magnetism, they separate at a certain point. The orator must be impressive, the actor impressionable. The orator impresses the audience by what he says, while the actor is most effective in showing how he is impressed by what is said to him. For example, take the famous scene where Othello rebukes Cassio. Cassio makes no reply, but stands dejected, head bowed, eyes on the ground, his whole manner showing the justice of Othello's rebuke. In this case the oratory is confined to Othello; Cassio shows how he is affected by what is said...
...stock actor I looked upon every star as a tyrant, and when I became a star I looked upon every stock actor as a conspirator. Shakespeare invented the starring system. Hamlet, Shylock, Macbeth, Coriolanus are all stars. These plays also were written to illustrate human passions; Othello, jealousy; Macbeth, fate; Coriolanus, the autocrat; Merchant of Venice, revenge...
Many people have criticised the acting of Salvini in the part of Othello, saying that Salvini made Othello a barbarous, savage, lustful Moor, instead of the noble, dignified character that Shakespeare intended him to be. A very good argument, however, might be made for the presentation as Salvini gave it. Salvini was savage, but the part is a savage one, as is shown by Othello's deeds. Yet throughout the play Salvini was always a noble barbarian...
April 2. - Salvini's Othello, and other notable impersonations of the modern stage...
...play that appeals the most to lovers of Shakespeare. It is to them a work of genius, upon which famous illustrators have for hundreds of years been engaged, and which generations of great actors have interpreted. It is to be ranked with but three other works of Shakespeare: Othello, Macbeth and King Lear. When considering these plays in relation to Hamlet, one point of contrast immediately presents itself. In Hamlet it is not the hero of the play who acts and keeps you in suspense. He is the one unhappy soul hurried along by the fates and he only acts...