On the humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare newsgroup list,
SF writes: Antonio in Merchant of Venice. And "patience on
a monument" is Viola's line from 12th Night.
AYLI isn't a favorite of mine, but I've seen at least a dozen
productions of it-- so it must be among many people's favorites.
It is very beautiful, but a bit bland, and what directors do
to counteract the blandness tends to piss me off. A nymphomanical
Phoebe, for instance. Or set it in Toy Town, with hobbyhorses,
or on a South Sea Island, with cannibals.
OTOH, LLL is a favorite of mine, and I've seen 5 productions,
all good, two very very good indeed-- as is the BBC video.
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