We need to draw inspiration from those who came before us. And though it may be difficult to recreate stage acting and the styles of other actors, we can get to know them and to get to know about this history of stage acting in this country.

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This was ahead of its time and, as a result, was greatly misunderstood. Today, however, that interpretation is considered standard!

These women were some of the best interpreters of Shakespeare's works. They understood the plays in ways that no literary scholar can understand. So through studying these women, we learn a lot about Shakespeare but also about how women should behave.