tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690357612733287282.post1064726532424141487..comments2023-11-28T12:41:34.089-08:00Comments on shakespeare in fiction and fact: grace tiffany: On Rapping Shakespeare: A Response to Mark RylanceGrace Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961901479720040395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690357612733287282.post-66466700714958719042015-12-06T06:24:56.551-08:002015-12-06T06:24:56.551-08:00Good points. In the Guardian article he does accus...Good points. In the Guardian article he does accuse himself as well of not speaking Shakespeare rappily enough. But I don't think he really believes this. Grace Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961901479720040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690357612733287282.post-85208467872423100512015-12-05T21:37:14.379-08:002015-12-05T21:37:14.379-08:00I concur fully with your conclusion. I, also, hav...I concur fully with your conclusion. I, also, have seen Rylance perform many time (at the Globe and elsewhere on stage and film). It is reasonable to say that his hallmark style is slow and deliberate. His readings are closer to conversational than any other leading classical actor I can think of. Verse speeches are barely distinguishable from prose; he frequently enjambs lines and sacrifices metrical stress for the sake of comprehension. This is probably a good thing in general; but not always.<br />Larry Weissnoreply@blogger.com