Is that one of the reasons that so many people see a sense of menace in his plays?
William Shakespeare mentioned several dozen sports and games in his plays, including archery, football, tennis and the ever-popular bearbaiting.
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As in his plays Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo, he chronicles the habits of a nasty breed of bottom feeder.
But I love this language we have and what it can do, and aside from that I think the themes in his plays are always relevant.
Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 and the citation said "in his plays he uncovers the precipice in everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms".
Her years of experience researching, teaching, directing and acting in his plays are integral to the polished, intellectual appeal of "Women of Will, " in which she analyzes and enacts quite a few of Shakespeare's female characters while correlating their evolution to possible developments in his personal life.
The encounter detailing Ivan's eagerness to capture the firebird that has landed in his midst plays out as an athletic tussle between a determined hunter and an agitated avian in heart-pounding panic, trying to break away.
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Shakespeare reflected those attitudes in his history plays.
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It was nine years before Mr Pinter acted in another of his plays, "The Homecoming", as Lenny, whose character resembles Mick's in several respects.
In his latest film he plays a failing professor and writer in Curtis Hanson's Wonderboys.
In the production of his plays Cohan was obliged to be free-handed in entertaining actors, employees, and, as he naively adds dramatic critics.
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Perry has spent three decades in public office, a record Romney hopes will play to his advantage as he plays up his time spent in private business.
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Investors in Schutz's sister fund, Burnham Financial Services, enjoyed a windfall on one of his acquisition plays in April when shares of Bancorp Rhode Island Inc. surged 50% on news of a Brookline Bancorp buyout at 1.8 times book value.
Uttley has recently become a fan of the man who plays in his old position.
More likely, though, some distracted mogul will keep all of this in his basement while he plays Plants vs.
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The 61-year-old Ashton, whose own reward will come in the shape of a new contract, plays down his part in England's revival that also includes a quarterfinal victory over Australia.
Manning calmly leading his troops down the field in crunch time, this time 88 yards in nine plays, to give his club the lead for good.
Though known for his gaming ability, De Leon also plays paintball and basketball in his free time and has a green belt in jujitsu.
Cain should rest assured that no matter how dubious his marital history is, if he plays his cards right in the future he can win back his conservative creds.
In the absence of Nigeria's World Cup goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, who also plays his club football in Israel, is likely to step up for Sunday's match in Abuja.
Like many teenagers, he also loves soccer and tennis and plays drums in his school band.
At the same time, he seems to have a very troubled or complicated view of how race plays out in his own life.
Affleck, in his best performance yet, plays a local boy who has fought his way out of a poor Irish neighborhood and has been living well beyond his hundred-and-sixty-thousand-dollar salary.
Colin Farrell, buzzing with the chance to speak in his native accent again, plays a mean piece of work named Lehiff, whose plan is to take a girl hostage and thereby put the squeeze on her new man, the manager of a bank.
One of his plays was produced in 2004, and another had a public reading.
President Obama will get to see how his stimulus plan plays in Peoria on Thursday.
Evans will receive further outpatient and rehabilitation treatment in Glasgow, where he plays his club rugby.
The cellist doesn't know any of this now, as he sits at his window in the sun and plays.
Izaguirre plays for Motagua in his homeland and featured against Chile and Spain in South Africa, but missed his country's match against Switzerland.
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