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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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0,WELL1 BUT ! PR(\ND UTT]ANCES & SAY+S EXPRESS$ BY ,%AKESPE>E'S *>ACT]S10 ,%AKESPE>E'S PANEGYRI/S WILL RETORT4 0,SEE ,LE>'S MONOLOGUE ON PUNI%M5T1 ,K5T'S SPEE* AB\T V5GEANCE1 OR ,$G>'S AB\T HIS =M] LIFE1 ,GL\CE/]'S REFLECTIONS ON ! 9/ABILITY ( =TUNE1 &1 9 O!R DRAMAS1 ! FAM\S MONOLOGUES ( ,HAMLET1 ,ANTONY1 & O!RS40 

,?\<TS & SAY+S MAY BE APPRECIAT$1 ,I WILL ANSW]1 9 A PROSE WORK1 9 AN ESSAY1 A COLLECTION ( APHORISMS1 BUT NOT 9 AN >TI/IC DRAMATIC PRODUCTION1 ! OBJECT ( :I* IS TO ELICIT SYMPA?Y ) ?AT :I* IS REPRES5T$4 ,!RE=E ! MONOLOGUES & SAY+S ( ,%AKESPE>E1 EV5 DID !Y CONTA9 V]Y MANY DEEP & NEW ?\<TS1 :I* !Y DO NOT1 DO NOT CON/ITUTE ! M]ITS ( AN >TI/IC1 POETIC PRODUCTION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !SE SPEE*ES1 EXPRESS$ 9 UNNATURAL CONDITIONS1 CAN ONLY SPOIL >TI/IC WORKS4 

,AN >TI/IC1 POETIC WORK1 P>TICUL>LY A DRAMA1 MU/ FIR/ ( ALL EXCITE 9 ! READ] OR SPECTATOR ! ILLUSION ?AT :ATEV] ! P]SON REPRES5T$ IS LIV+ ?R\<1 OR EXP]I5C+1 IS LIV$ ?R\< OR EXP]I5C$ BY HIMSELF4 ,= ?IS PURPOSE IT IS AS IMPORTANT = ! DRAMATI/ TO KN[ PRECISELY :AT HE %\LD MAKE HIS *>ACT]S BO? DO & SAY AS :AT HE %\LD NOT MAKE !M SAY & DO1 SO AS NOT TO DE/ROY ! ILLUSION ( ! READ] OR SPECTATOR4 ,SPEE*ES1 H[EV] ELOQU5T & PR(\ND !Y MAY BE1 :5 PUT 9TO ! M\? ( DRAMATIC *>ACT]S1 IF !Y BE SUP]FLU\S OR UNNATURAL TO ! POSITION & *>ACT]1 DE/ROY ! *IEF CONDITION ( DRAMATIC >T--! ILLUSION1 [+ TO :I* ! READ] OR SPECTATOR LIVES 9 ! FEEL+S ( ! P]SONS REPRES5T$4 ,)\T PUTT+ AN 5D TO ! ILLUSION1 ONE MAY LEAVE MU* UNSAID--! READ] OR SPECTATOR WILL HIMSELF FILL ?IS UP1 & SOMETIMES1 [+ TO ?IS1 HIS ILLUSION IS EV5 9CREAS$1 BUT TO SAY :AT IS SUP]FLU\S IS ! SAME AS TO OV]?R[ A /ATUE COMPOS$ ( SEP>ATE PIECES & !REBY SCATT] !M1 OR TO TAKE AWAY ! LAMP FROM A MAGIC LANT]N3 ! ATT5TION ( ! READ] OR SPECTATOR IS DI/RACT$1 ! READ] SEES ! AU?OR1 ! SPECTATOR SEES ! ACTOR1 ! ILLUSION DISAPPE>S1 & TO RE/ORE IT IS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE2 !RE=E )\T ! FEEL+ ( MEASURE !RE CAN NOT BE AN >TI/1 & ESPECIALLY A DRAMATI/4 

,%AKESPE>E IS DEVOID ( ?IS FEEL+4 ,HIS *>ACT]S CONT9UALLY DO & SAY :AT IS NOT ONLY UNNATURAL TO !M1 BUT UTT]LY UNNECESS>Y4 ,I DO NOT CITE EXAMPLES ( ?IS1 BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT HE :O DOES NOT HIMSELF SEE ?IS /RIK+ DEFICI5CY 9 ALL ,%AKESPE>E'S DRAMAS WILL NOT BE P]SUAD$ BY ANY EXAMPLES & PRO(S4 ,IT IS SUFFICI5T TO READ 0,K+ ,LE>10 ALONE1 ) ITS 9SANITY1 MURD]S1 PLUCK+ \T ( EYES1 ,GL\CE/]'S JUMP1 ITS POISON+S1 & WRANGL+S--NOT TO M5TION 0,P]ICLES10 0,CYMBEL9E10 0,! ,W9T]'S ,TALE10 0,! ,TEMPE/0--TO BE CONV9C$ ( ?IS4 ,ONLY A MAN DEVOID ( ! S5SE ( MEASURE & ( TA/E C\LD PRODUCE SU* TYPES AS 0,TITUS ,&RONICUS0 OR 0,TROILUS & ,CRESSIDA10 OR SO M]CILESSLY MUTILATE ! OLD DRAMA 0,K+ ,LEIR40 

,G]V9US 5DEAVORS TO PROVE ?AT ,%AKESPE>E POSSESS$ ! FEEL+ ( BEAUTY1 0,S*ONHEIT'S S9N10 BUT ALL ,G]V9US'S PRO(S PROVE ONLY ?AT HE HIMSELF1 ,G]V9US1 IS COMPLETELY DE/ITUTE ( IT4 ,9 ,%AKESPE>E EV]Y?+ IS EXAGG]AT$3 ! ACTIONS >E EXAGG]AT$1 SO >E !IR CONSEQU5CES1 ! SPEE*ES ( ! *>ACT]S >E EXAGG]AT$1 & !RE=E AT EV]Y /EP ! POSSIBILITY ( >TI/IC IMPRESSION IS 9T]F]$ )4 ,:ATEV] PEOPLE MAY SAY1 H[EV] !Y MAY BE 5RAPTUR$ BY ,%AKESPE>E'S WORKS1 :ATEV] M]ITS !Y MAY ATTRIBUTE TO !M1 IT IS P]FECTLY C]TA9 ?AT HE WAS NOT AN >TI/ & ?AT HIS WORKS >E NOT >TI/IC PRODUCTIONS4 ,)\T ! S5SE ( MEASURE1 !RE NEV] WAS NOR CAN BE AN >TI/1 AS )\T ! FEEL+ ( RHY?M !RE CAN NOT BE A MUSICIAN4 ,%AKESPE>E MI<T HAVE BE5 :ATEV] Y\ LIKE1 BUT HE WAS NOT AN >TI/4 

0,BUT ONE %\LD NOT =GET ! TIME AT :I* ,%AKESPE>E WROTE10 SAY HIS ADMIR]S4 0,IT WAS A TIME ( CRUEL & CO>SE HABITS1 A TIME ( ! !N FA%IONABLE EUPHEMISM1 I4E41 >TIFICIAL WAY ( EXPRESS+ ONESELF--A TIME ( =MS ( LIFE /RANGE TO US1 & !RE=E1 TO JUDGE AB\T ,%AKESPE>E1 ONE %\LD HAVE 9 VIEW ! TIME :5 HE WROTE4 ,9 ,HOM]1 AS 9 ,%AKESPE>E1 !RE IS MU* :I* IS /RANGE TO US1 BUT ?IS DOES NOT PREV5T US FROM APPRECIAT+ ! BEAUTIES ( ,HOM]10 SAY !SE ADMIR]S4 ,BUT 9 COMP>+ ,%AKESPE>E ) ,HOM]1 AS DOES ,G]V9US1 ?AT 9F9ITE DI/ANCE :I* SEP>ATES TRUE POETRY FROM ITS SEMBLANCE MANIFE/S ITSELF ) ESPECIAL =CE4 ,H[EV] DI/ANT ,HOM] IS FROM US1 WE CAN1 )\T ! SLI<TE/ EF=T1 TRANSPORT \RSELVES 9TO ! LIFE HE DESCRIBES1 & WE CAN ?US TRANSPORT \RSELVES BECAUSE1 H[EV] ALI5 TO US MAY BE ! EV5TS ,HOM] DESCRIBES1 HE BELIEVES 9 :AT HE SAYS & SPEAKS S]I\SLY1 & !RE=E HE NEV] EXAGG]ATES1 & ! S5SE ( MEASURE NEV] AB&ONS HIM4 ,?IS IS ! REASON :Y1 NOT TO SPEAK ( ! WOND]FULLY DI/9CT1 LIFELIKE1 & BEAUTIFUL *>ACT]S ( ,A*ILLES1 ,HECTOR1 ,PRIAM1 ,ODYSSEUS1 & ! ET]NALLY T\*+ SC5ES ( ,HECTOR'S LEAVE-TAK+1 ( ,PRIAM'S EMBASSY1 ( ,ODYSSEUS'S RETURN1 & O!RS--! :OLE ( ! 0,ILIAD0 & /ILL MORE ! 0,ODYSSEY0 >E SO HUMANLY NE> TO US ?AT WE FEEL AS IF WE \RSELVES HAD LIV$1 & >E LIV+1 AMONG ITS GODS & H]OES4 ,NOT SO ) ,%AKESPE>E4 ,FROM HIS FIR/ WORDS1 EXAGG]ATION IS SE53 ! EXAGG]ATION ( EV5TS1 ! EXAGG]ATION ( EMOTION1 & ! EXAGG]ATION ( EFFECTS4 ,ONE SEES AT ONCE ?AT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 :AT HE SAYS1 ?AT IT IS ( NO NECESSITY TO HIM1 ?AT HE 9V5TS ! EV5TS HE DESCRIBES1 & IS 9DIFF]5T TO HIS *>ACT]S--?AT HE HAS CONCEIV$ !M ONLY = ! /AGE & !RE=E MAKES !M DO & SAY ONLY :AT MAY /RIKE HIS PUBLIC2 & !RE=E WE DO NOT BELIEVE EI!R 9 ! EV5TS1 OR 9 ! ACTIONS1 OR 9 ! SUFF]+S ( ! *>ACT]S4 ,NO?+ DEMON/RATES SO CLE>LY ! COMPLETE ABS5CE ( ES!TIC FEEL+ 9 ,%AKESPE>E AS COMP>ISON BETWE5 HIM & ,HOM]4 ,! WORKS :I* WE CALL ! WORKS ( ,HOM] >E >TI/IC1 POETIC1 ORIG9AL WORKS1 LIV$ ?R\< BY ! AU?OR OR AU?ORS2 :]EAS ! WORKS ( ,%AKESPE>E--BORR[$ AS !Y >E1 &1 EXT]NALLY1 LIKE MOSAICS1 >TIFICIALLY FITT$ TOGE!R PIECEMEAL FROM BITS 9V5T$ = ! OCCASION--HAVE NO?+ :ATEV] 9 COMMON ) >T & POETRY4 

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