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All the World’s a Stage (Raincoast $24.95)
"All the world's a stage,"; said Shakespeare. "And all the men and women merely pop-ups.";
No doubt, that's taking too great a liberty with the Bard's illustrious words; however, pop-ups lend themselves most fittingly to Michael Bender's biography All the World's a Stage (Raincoast $24.95). The 16th century pop-ups feature market day in Shakespeare's home town of Stratford (a crossroads stop often visited by travelling actors); the circular Globe Theatre; and the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Readers learn only males were permitted on stage; the female roles were filled by young boys. A mid-afternoon flag raised high above the Globe Theatre stage announced the play was about to begin. A white flag meant comedy; black, tragedy; and red, history-as seen in Shakespeare in Love.
Shakespeare created 37 plays and one thousand characters, adding over two thousand words to the English language. 1-55192-271-1
[BCBW WINTER 1999]
No doubt, that's taking too great a liberty with the Bard's illustrious words; however, pop-ups lend themselves most fittingly to Michael Bender's biography All the World's a Stage (Raincoast $24.95). The 16th century pop-ups feature market day in Shakespeare's home town of Stratford (a crossroads stop often visited by travelling actors); the circular Globe Theatre; and the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
Readers learn only males were permitted on stage; the female roles were filled by young boys. A mid-afternoon flag raised high above the Globe Theatre stage announced the play was about to begin. A white flag meant comedy; black, tragedy; and red, history-as seen in Shakespeare in Love.
Shakespeare created 37 plays and one thousand characters, adding over two thousand words to the English language. 1-55192-271-1
[BCBW WINTER 1999]
Submitted on July 22, 2003 in By David.
