Shakespearean deaths: swordfights, snakebites & poison
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How Do You Pull Off a Stagecraft Actor?
Shakespeare was very generous to his actors in terms of giving them time to do costume changes, wipe the blood from their faces. He gave his actors about forty ish lines so that they can run back stage, wash themselves and then appear back on stage to take over from the next guy. In julius caesar, everyone is covered in blood. It takes time to wash that off. Is just so well thought out. So yet, there's still plenty to figure out from for years ago.
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