 And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along. Duch. Alas ! poor Richard ! where rides he the while ? York. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious...  Elements of Criticism - Page 12by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 2001 - 686 pages
...passion] before I do justice to that Divine Poet, After a well grac'd A&or leaues the Stage, 27 Are idlely bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Euen fo, or with much more contempt, mens eyes 30 Did fcowle on Richard: no man cride, God faue him:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1989 - 1286 pages
...whilst? DUKE OF YORK. As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, f so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on gentle Richard; no man cried, 'God save him!'... | |
 | Paul Hammond - Drama - 2002 - 484 pages
...from pity if you can: As in a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious: Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on R1chard: no man cried, 'God save him': No joyful... | |
 | Agnes Heller - Fiction - 2002 - 390 pages
...play. So he speaks: "As in a theatre the eyes of men, / After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, / Are idly bent on him that enters next, / Thinking his prattle to be tedious, / Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes / Did scowl on gentle Richard. No man cried 'God save him!'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Quotations, English - 2002 - 244 pages
...Jacques — AYLI lI.vii In a theatre, the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious. York — Richard II V.ii O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention,... | |
 | Michael Hattaway - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 308 pages
...appearance of Richard: 'As in a theatre the eyes of men /After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, /Are idly bent on him that enters next, /Thinking his prattle to be tedious' (5.2.23-6). For Dekker the City as actor must abandon its role, made possible by the presence of the... | |
 | Oliver Ford Davies - Drama - 2003 - 224 pages
...as Duke of York, I said: As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well graced actor leaves the stage Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious. I knew that I was making the first mention of a 'theatre' in English drama, not half a mile from the... | |
 | M. Thomas Hester, Christopher Cobb - History - 2003 - 170 pages
...deposed king into London: As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-grac'd actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious . . . (V.ii.23 ff) Here the energy of the metaphor issues from amusement at our capacity to suspend... | |
 | Frank Barrie - Acting - 2003 - 136 pages
...useful things to say. As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious Richard ll act 5 scene 2 l imagine you'll want to be 'well-graced' and not the one who comes on and... | |
 | Laurie Maguire - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 260 pages
...is that of two actors: As in a theatre the eyes of men, After a well-graced actor leaves the stage, Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious, Even so, or with much more contempt, men's eyes Did scowl on gentle Richard (5.2.23-8) This theatrical rivalry... | |
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