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... able to recommend to my students a textbook on the subject . Those available are so full of vague platitudes ( such as " Keep your characters convincing , " " Make your dialogue interesting , " and so on - without a hint on how these ...
... able to recommend to my students a textbook on the subject . Those available are so full of vague platitudes ( such as " Keep your characters convincing , " " Make your dialogue interesting , " and so on - without a hint on how these ...
Page 87
... able to satisfy Lady Bracknell's requirements ? This occurrence : Jack is forbidden by Lady Bracknell to marry Gwendolen unless he can acquire parents before the social season is over . ( Now that he knows the conditions , will he be able ...
... able to satisfy Lady Bracknell's requirements ? This occurrence : Jack is forbidden by Lady Bracknell to marry Gwendolen unless he can acquire parents before the social season is over . ( Now that he knows the conditions , will he be able ...
Page 143
... able to cast Romeo and Juliet into three acts ? Maintaining as our ideal , for the sake of the severity of the experiment , that each act must contain no more than one scene , we are able to concede that it would be quite possible to ...
... able to cast Romeo and Juliet into three acts ? Maintaining as our ideal , for the sake of the severity of the experiment , that each act must contain no more than one scene , we are able to concede that it would be quite possible to ...
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The Theater vs Life | 1 |
Sources for Ideas for Plays | 17 |
Plot 1 | 35 |
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