“Your Words and Your Performances Are no Kin Together”: A Study on the Clown from Shakespeare’s Drama
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clown, script, performance, ShakespeareAbstract
Formed by a blend of actor and character, the clown from the Shakespearean stage did not submit to the tyranny of the script: his performance was marked by improvisation and spontaneous interactions with the audience. This paper aims at transcending the boundaries of a textual analysis of the Bard’s drama so as to shed light on the clown, a creature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean drama who challenged and reinvented the play as conceived by the dramatist. In this liminal space between stage and reality, the clown’s performance stole the scene, turning the dramatic experience into an unpredictable event for playgoers.
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