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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 74
IS  - 1
T2  - Shakespeare Quarterly
SP  - 24-36
ID  - bbbo439
T1  - "'Circle Worcke': Atmospheres on the Early Modern Stage" 
AU  - Tribble, Evelyn
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2026
DO  - 10.1093/sq/quad005
LA  - English
AB  - Considers on-stage circles in Shakespeare's plays in terms of passions and atmosphere in the sense of both environmental and psychological. Suggests that on-stage circles are often associated with magic, notably in 2 Henry IV, Tempest, Macbeth, Merry Wives of Windsor, and Midsummer Night's Dream, linked to conjuring, witches, or fairies. Presents circles in As You Like It as an example of "the power of music and dance [that] can act upon characters unwittingly." Suggests that circled bodies on stage, even without magical implications "concentrat[e] and communicat[e] affect," as in Titus Andronicus or Julius Caesar. 
ER  -