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Susannah Fielding on light and dark moments in the play
Susannah Fielding talks about contrasting moments in the play, particularly the way that the Friar (Gary Pillai) comforts Hero following the high drama of Claudio denouncing her in the church, and how this high drama is balanced by the comedic moments between Benedick (Simon Russell Beale) and Beatrice (Zoë Wanamaker). |
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| Susannah Fielding on tragic elements in the play
Susannah Fielding (playing Hero) points to darker elements in the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick – as well as the very intense scene where Hero is denounced at the wedding – as some of the tragic elements in the play. |
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| How Shakespeare concentrates on how action affects people
Oliver Ford Davies (Leonato) talks about the serious treatment of Leonato and how this creates a major break from what one might expect in a comedy. Part of Shakespeare’s genius is not to show the scene with Margaret in disguise at Hero’s balcony (as, say, a modern film producer would), but instead to concentrate on the serious effects that this scene has on characters like Hero, Leonato, Beatrice and Benedick. |
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| Daniel Hawksford on the music
Daniel explains how the upbeat ‘Sigh No More Ladies’ song in the gulling scene gets him into the mood for the comedy that follows. The music for the scene at Hero’s grave is very solemn and Catholic, and affects him deeply as he prepares to repent for his behaviour towards her. The fast music for the dance at the end of the play provides the perfect ending for a “rollercoaster” ride of a play. |
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