Gloucester and Edgar in King Lear demonstrating the power of word-painting
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Drama is distinct among literary forms as it is (almost always) written to be performed. Martin Meisel writes:
Meisel hits upon the contradictory status of a script as a text: it is at once complete and incomplete. You can read a script on its own, but it will always be gesturing towards its performance. Therefore, reading plays involves an act of imagination, whether that is trying to visualise how the play would be realised onstage or even putting yourself in the shoes of an imaginary audience member.
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