Substantial Breath: A Study of Shakespeare's Dramatic Imagery

Abstract

<p>The study investigates the manner in which verbal imagery in Shakespeare's plays achieves substance through the corresponding visual imagery of stage effects. Such reinforcement of the verbal by the visual pinpoints important iterative themes, and the dramatic effects of such an emphasis are examined.<br /><br />The dramatic imagery, that is the combination of verbal and visual elements, is discussed in detail with reference to three plays, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest. Essentially the discussion forms a stimulus and a parting of the waters in preparation for further study</p>