"Shakespeare's Technique of Opening: Strands of Action" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc637/ Author: Benabu, Joel. Type: Journal Article Year: 2013 Publication Information: Theatre Topics 23, no. 2 (2013): 209–18. Annotation: By advancing theoretical considerations on openings and examining summarily the evidence provided by the opening of Hamlet and by a detailed study of the opening of the First Folio text of Macbeth, demonstrates how openings can be read as performable entities both in the theater and the classroom. Drawn from dissertation (q.v.). Language: English Cross-References: Benabu, "Shakespeare's Openings in Action: A Study of Four Plays from the Period 1591-c.1602" Tags: Hamlet, Macbeth, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Winter 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc637