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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,MR4 ,CROSBY'S >TICLE ON ,%AKESPE>E'S ATTITUDE T[>D ! WORK+ CLASSES SUGGE/$ TO ME ! IDEA ( ALSO EXPRESS+ MY [N LONG-E/ABLI%$ OP9ION AB\T ! WORKS ( ,%AKESPE>E1 9 DIRECT OPPOSITION1 AS IT IS1 TO ?AT E/ABLI%$ 9 ALL ! :OLE ,EUROPEAN WORLD4 ,CALL+ TO M9D ALL ! /RUGGLE ( D\BT & SELF-DECEIT1--EF=TS TO ATTUNE MYSELF TO ,%AKESPE>E--:I* ,I W5T ?R\< [+ TO MY COMPLETE DISAGREEM5T ) ?IS UNIV]SAL ADULATION1 &1 PRESUM+ ?AT MANY HAVE EXP]I5C$ & >E EXP]I5C+ ! SAME1 ,I ?9K ?AT IT MAY NOT BE UNPR(ITABLE TO EXPRESS DEF9ITELY & FRANKLY ?IS VIEW ( M9E1 OPPOS$ TO ?AT ( ! MAJORITY1 & ! MORE SO AS ! CONCLUSIONS TO :I* ,I CAME1 :5 EXAM9+ ! CAUSES ( MY DISAGREEM5T ) ! UNIV]SALLY E/ABLI%$ OP9ION1 >E1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 NOT )\T 9T]E/ & SIGNIFICANCE4 

,MY DISAGREEM5T ) ! E/ABLI%$ OP9ION AB\T ,%AKESPE>E IS NOT ! RESULT ( AN ACCID5TAL FRAME ( M9D1 NOR ( A LI<T-M9D$ ATTITUDE T[>D ! MATT]1 BUT IS ! \TCOME ( MANY YE>S' REPEAT$ & 9SI/5T 5DEAVORS TO H>MONIZE MY [N VIEWS ( ,%AKESPE>E ) ?OSE E/ABLI%$ AMONG ALL CIVILIZ$ M5 ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD4 

,I REMEMB] ! A/ONI%M5T ,I FELT :5 ,I FIR/ READ ,%AKESPE>E4 ,I EXPECT$ TO RECEIVE A P[]FUL ES!TIC PLEASURE1 BUT HAV+ READ1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 WORKS REG>D$ AS HIS BE/3 0,K+ ,LE>10 0,ROMEO & ,JULIET10 0,HAMLET0 & 0,MACBE?10 NOT ONLY DID ,I FEEL NO DELI<T1 BUT ,I FELT AN IRRESI/IBLE REPULSION & T$IUM1 & D\BT$ AS TO :E!R ,I WAS S5SELESS 9 FEEL+ WORKS REG>D$ AS ! SUMMIT ( P]FECTION BY ! :OLE ( ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD TO BE TRIVIAL & POSITIVELY BAD1 OR :E!R ! SIGNIFICANCE :I* ?IS CIVILIZ$ WORLD ATTRIBUTES TO ! WORKS ( ,%AKESPE>E WAS ITSELF S5SELESS4 ,MY CON/]NATION WAS 9CREAS$ BY ! FACT ?AT ,I ALWAYS KE5LY FELT ! BEAUTIES ( POETRY 9 EV]Y =M2 !N :Y %\LD >TI/IC WORKS RECOGNIZ$ BY ! :OLE WORLD AS ?OSE ( A G5IUS1--! WORKS ( ,%AKESPE>E1--NOT ONLY FAIL TO PLEASE ME1 BUT BE DISAGREEABLE TO ME8 ,= A LONG TIME ,I C\LD NOT BELIEVE 9 MYSELF1 & DUR+ FIFTY YE>S1 9 ORD] TO TE/ MYSELF1 ,I SEV]AL TIMES RECOMM5C$ READ+ ,%AKESPE>E 9 EV]Y POSSIBLE =M1 9 ,RUSSIAN1 9 ,5GLI%1 9 ,G]MAN & 9 ,S*LEGEL'S TRANSLATION1 AS ,I WAS ADVIS$4 ,SEV]AL TIMES ,I READ ! DRAMAS & ! COM$IES & HI/ORICAL PLAYS1 & ,I 9V>IABLY UND]W5T ! SAME FEEL+S3 REPULSION1 WE>9ESS1 & BEWILD]M5T4 ,AT ! PRES5T TIME1 BE=E WRIT+ ?IS PREFACE1 BE+ DESIR\S ONCE MORE TO TE/ MYSELF1 ,I HAVE1 AS AN OLD MAN ( SEV5TY-FIVE1 AGA9 READ ! :OLE ( ,%AKESPE>E1 9CLUD+ ! HI/ORICAL PLAYS1 ! 0,H5RYS10 0,TROILUS & ,CRESSIDA10 ! 0,TEMPE/10 0,CYMBEL9E10 & ,I HAVE FELT1 ) EV5 GREAT] =CE1 ! SAME FEEL+S1--?IS TIME1 H[EV]1 NOT ( BEWILD]M5T1 BUT ( FIRM1 9DUBITABLE CONVICTION ?AT ! UNQUE/IONABLE GLORY ( A GREAT G5IUS :I* ,%AKESPE>E 5JOYS1 & :I* COMPELS WRIT]S ( \R TIME TO IMITATE HIM & READ]S & SPECTATORS TO DISCOV] 9 HIM NON-EXI/5T M]ITS1--!REBY DI/ORT+ !IR ES!TIC & E?ICAL UND]/&+1--IS A GREAT EVIL1 AS IS EV]Y UNTRU?4 

,AL?\< ,I KN[ ?AT ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE SO FIRMLY BELIEVE 9 ! GREATNESS ( ,%AKESPE>E ?AT 9 READ+ ?IS JUDGM5T ( M9E !Y WILL NOT ADMIT EV5 ! POSSIBILITY ( ITS JU/ICE1 & WILL NOT GIVE IT ! SLI<TE/ ATT5TION1 NEV]!LESS ,I WILL 5DEAVOR1 AS WELL AS ,I CAN1 TO %[ :Y ,I BELIEVE ?AT ,%AKESPE>E CAN NOT BE RECOGNIZ$ EI!R AS A GREAT G5IUS1 OR EV5 AS AN AV]AGE AU?OR4 

,= ILLU/RATION ( MY PURPOSE ,I WILL TAKE ONE ( ,%AKESPE>E'S MO/ EXTOLL$ DRAMAS1 0,K+ ,LE>10 9 ! 5?USIA/IC PRAISE ( :I*1 ! MAJORITY ( CRITICS AGREE4 

0,! TRAG$Y ( ,LE> IS DES]V$LY CELEBRAT$ AMONG ! DRAMAS ( ,%AKESPE>E10 SAYS ,DR4 ,JOHNSON4 0,!RE IS P]HAPS NO PLAY :I* KEEPS ! ATT5TION SO /RONGLY FIX$1 :I* SO MU* AGITATES \R PASSIONS1 & 9T]E/S \R CURIOSITY40 

0,WE WI% ?AT WE C\LD PASS ?IS PLAY OV] & SAY NO?+ AB\T IT10 SAYS ,HAZLITT1 0ALL ?AT WE CAN SAY MU/ FALL F> %ORT ( ! SUBJECT1 OR EV5 ( :AT WE \RSELVES CONCEIVE ( IT4 ,TO ATTEMPT TO GIVE A DESCRIPTION ( ! PLAY ITSELF1 OR ( ITS EFFECTS UPON ! M9D1 IS M]E IMP]T95CE2 YET WE MU/ SAY SOME?+4 ,IT IS1 !N1 ! BE/ ( ,%AKESPE>E'S PLAYS1 = IT IS ! ONE 9 :I* HE WAS ! MO/ 9 E>NE/40 

0,IF ! ORIG9ALITY ( 9V5TION DID NOT SO MU* /AMP ALMO/ EV]Y PLAY ( ,%AKESPE>E10 SAYS ,HALLAM1 0?AT TO NAME ONE AS ! MO/ ORIG9AL SEEMS A DISP>AGEM5T TO O!RS1 WE MI<T SAY ?AT ?IS GREAT PR]OGATIVE ( G5IUS1 WAS EX]CIS$ ABOVE ALL 9 ',LE>4' ,IT DIV]GES MORE FROM ! MODEL ( REGUL> TRAG$Y ?AN ',MACBE?1' OR ',O!LLO1' & EV5 MORE ?AN ',HAMLET1' BUT ! FABLE IS BETT] CON/RUCT$ ?AN 9 ! LA/ ( !SE & IT DISPLAYS FULL AS MU* ( ! ALMO/ SUP]HUMAN 9SPIRATION ( ! POET AS ! O!R TWO40 

0',K+ ,LE>' MAY BE RECOGNIZ$ AS ! P]FECT MODEL ( ! DRAMATIC >T ( ! :OLE WORLD10 SAYS ,%ELLEY4 

0,I AM NOT M9D$ TO SAY MU* ( ,%AKESPE>E'S ,>?UR10 SAYS ,SW9BURNE4 0,!RE >E ONE OR TWO FIGURES 9 ! WORLD ( HIS WORK ( :I* !RE >E NO WORDS ?AT W\LD BE FIT OR GOOD TO SAY4 ,ANO!R ( !SE IS ,CORDELIA4 ,! PLACE !Y HAVE 9 \R LIVES & ?\<TS IS NOT ONE = TALK4 ,! NI*E SET AP>T = !M TO 9HABIT 9 \R SECRET HE>TS IS NOT P5ETRABLE BY ! LI<TS & NOISES ( COMMON DAY4 ,!RE >E *APELS 9 ! CA!DRALS ( MAN'S HI<E/ >T1 AS 9 ?AT ( HIS 9MO/ LIFE1 NOT MADE TO BE SET OP5 TO ! EYES & FEET ( ! WORLD4 ,LOVE1 & ,DEA?1 & ,MEMORY1 KEEP *>GE = US 9 SIL5CE ( SOME BELOV$ NAMES4 ,IT IS ! CR[N+ GLORY ( G5IUS1 ! F9AL MIRACLE & TRANSC5D5T GIFT ( POETRY1 ?AT IT CAN ADD TO ! NUMB] ( !SE & 5GRAVE ON ! V]Y HE>T ( \R REMEMBRANCE FRE% NAMES & MEMORIES ( ITS [N CREATION40 

0,LE> IS ! OCCASION = ,CORDELIA10 SAYS ,VICTOR ,HUGO4 0,MAT]NITY ( ! DAU<T] T[>D ! FA!R2 PR(\ND SUBJECT2 MAT]NITY V5]ABLE AMONG ALL O!R MAT]NITIES1 SO ADMIRABLY R5D]$ BY ! LEG5D ( ?AT ,ROMAN GIRL1 :O1 9 ! DEP?S ( A PRISON1 NURSES H] OLD FA!R4 ,! Y\NG BREA/ NE> ! :ITE BE>D6 ,!RE IS NOT A SPECTACLE MORE HOLY4 ,?IS FILIAL BREA/ IS ,CORDELIA4 ,ONCE ?IS FIGURE DREAM$ ( & F\ND1 ,%AKESPE>E CREAT$ HIS DRAMA4444 ,%AKESPE>E1 C>RY+ ,CORDELIA 9 HIS ?\<TS1 CREAT$ ?AT TRAG$Y LIKE A GOD :O1 HAV+ AN AURORA TO PUT =W>D1 MAKES A WORLD EXPRESSLY = IT40 

0,9 ',K+ ,LE>1' ,%AKESPE>E'S VISION S\ND$ ! ABYSS ( HORROR TO ITS V]Y DEP?S1 & HIS SPIRIT %[$ NEI!R FE>1 NOR GIDD9ESS1 NOR FA9TNESS1 AT ! SI<T10 SAYS ,BR&ES4 0,ON ! ?RE%OLD ( ?IS WORK1 A FEEL+ ( AWE COMES OV] ONE1 AS ON ! ?RE%OLD ( ! ,SI/9E ,*APEL1 ) ITS CEIL+ ( FRESCOES BY ,MI*AEL ,ANGELO1--ONLY ?AT ! SUFF]+ H]E IS F> MORE 9T5SE1 ! WAIL WILD]1 & ! H>MONIES ( BEAUTY MORE DEF9ITELY %ATT]$ BY ! DISCORDS ( DESPAIR40 

,SU* >E ! JUDGM5TS ( ! CRITICS AB\T ?IS DRAMA1 & !RE=E ,I BELIEVE ,I AM NOT WRONG 9 SELECT+ IT AS A TYPE ( ,%AKESPE>E'S BE/4 

,AS IMP>TIALLY AS POSSIBLE1 ,I WILL 5DEAVOR TO DESCRIBE ! CONT5TS ( ! DRAMA1 & !N TO %[ :Y IT IS NOT ?AT ACME ( P]FECTION IT IS REPRES5T$ TO BE BY CRITICS1 BUT IS SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T4 

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