[New post] All’s Well That Ends Well, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

laurakressly posted: " by Michaela Clement-Hayes Although often deemed a 'problem play', All's Well That Ends Well can also be said to be progressive. Our heroine gets a lot of stage time, soliloquies and - for want of a better word - sass. And yet, some of the chara" The Play's The Thing UK All's Well That Ends Well, Royal Shakespeare Theatre laurakressly Aug 30 by Michaela Clement-Hayes Although often deemed a 'problem play', All's Well That Ends Well can also be said to be progressive. Our heroine gets a lot of stage time, soliloquies and - for want of a better word - sass. And yet, some of the characters are lacking. We may never know why Shakespeare chose to write them as he did, but (and perhaps because we are not 100% sure of the final play) the idea that Helen and Bertram live 'happily ever after' because she's carrying his child is a bit ridiculous. Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Play's The Thing UK. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://theplaysthethinguk.com/2022/08/30/alls-well-that-ends-well-royal-shakespeare-theatre/ Powered by WordPress.com