...playwright and the actors. The spectators must supply in their minds what can't be provided on stage. O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to hehold the swelling scene! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars; and...

...scene! Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars, and at his heels (Leashed in, like hounds) should Famine, Sword, and Fire Crouch...employment. But pardon, gentles all, The flat unraised spirits1 that hath dared, On this unworthy scaffold, to bring forth 10 So great an object. Can this...

...Ann Saks Margaret Curtis Rosemary Carver Soldiers, Servants ACT ONE Scene One Enter Chorus. CHORUS O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...himself, Assume the port of Mars, and at his heels (Leashed in, like hounds) should famine, sword and fire Crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles...

...mixes singular and plural verbs and subjects. PROLOGUE London: the Globe Theatre. Enter Chorus Chorus O for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene. 5 Then should the warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars, and at his heels (Leash'd in,...

...crowd.* MA URICE appears before the curtain. An anticipatory hush settles over the Audience.) MAURICE. "O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene ... !" (A look of dumbstruck terror crosses MAURICE'S face. He glances helplessly towards the wings.)...

...crowd.* Maurice appears before the curtain. An anticipatory hush settles over the Audience. MAURICE "O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene . . . !" A look of dumbstruck terror crosses Maurice's face. He glances helplessly towards the wings....

...Enter Prologue. OFor a Muse of Fire, that would ascend The brightest Heauen oflnuention: A Kingdomefor a Stage, Princes to Act, And Monarchs to behold the...swelling Scene. Then should the Warlike Harry, like himselfe, Assume the Port of Mars, and at his heeles (Leasht in, like Hounds) should Famine, Sword,...

...between the person of the King and the legend of him which has come down to Shakespeare's audience: O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...warlike Harry, like himself, Assume the port of Mars. (Prologue, 1-6) As I mentioned previously, Linda Charnes in Notorious Identity defined that peculiar...

...England; afterwards France. PROLOGUE. Enter CHORUS. CHORUS. FOR a Muse of fire, that would ascend V_X ath lookt up Leasht-in like hounds, should famine, sword, and Crouch for employment. But pardon, gentles all, The...

...Are idly bent on him that enters next, Thinking his prattle to be tedious. York — Richard II V.ii O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest...to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene! Chorus — Henry V Li Good my lord, will you see the players well bestowed? Do you hear, let them be...