Word: portrayl
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...Blake Lawit, as the Duke, at times gets carried away with this eccentric portrayl. The Duke,, especially when disguised as the friar, appears several flights short of the attic, losing some of the sinister edge to his character. Sinister transformations abound in Alan Ackerman's portrait of Angelo. The upright moralist degenerates into nymphomaniac with an anguish that would evoke sympathy from the most severe judge. Breheny's wide eyed innocence at the start of the drama captures the virginal Isabella perfectly.. But her maiden- in- distress scenes later on lack the same dramatic conviction...
...Strong women who reject the stereotypical stance of demure femininity should be called "ugly bitches." The audience was evidently so uncomfortable with Ali McGraw's assertive portrayl of Jenny that it felt compelled to call her ugly or a bitch every time she opened her mouth...
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