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Old 03-19-2018, 07:21 AM   #48
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
They would include Messrs. Heminge and Condell, the compilers of the First Folio. The character names are in the stage directions ("Enter Antonio"), and abbreviated names ("Ant.") used thereafter. That seems satisfactory to me, particularly when reading on a device with a fairly narrow screen.
Not only are you having to decipher the olde English, you are also tasked with remembering the full names from the abbreviations. I disagree that this is OK. It's far from OK.
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