Kean, C. (English spelling) KeanC

Japanese: Kean,C.(英語表記)KeanC
Kean, C. (English spelling) KeanC

…English actor. In 1814, he played Shylock in The Merchant of Venice at Drury Lane, not as a comic villain as he had done in the past, but as a deranged villain, and gained a reputation for it. A Romantic actor with a talent for explosive passionate expression, Byron and Coleridge were his admirers. He excelled in Shakespeare's tragic villains, such as Richard III, Macbeth, and Iago in Othello, but was not good at noble roles such as Hamlet or comedic roles. He grew up an orphan and joined a traveling troupe, but as an adult he was known for his drinking habits and eccentric behavior, which drew public criticism. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの俳優。1814年ドルーリー・レーン劇場で《ベニスの商人》のシャイロックを,それまでのように滑稽な敵役でなく,異常な悪人として演じ,評判をとる。激情の爆発的表現にたけたロマン派好みの俳優で,バイロンやコールリジらは彼の賛美者であった。リチャード3世,マクベス,《オセロー》のイアーゴーなど,シェークスピア悲劇の悪人役が得意だったが,ハムレットのように高貴さの要る役や喜劇の役は不得手だった。孤児として育ち,旅役者の一座に加わって苦労したが,成人した後は飲酒癖や奇行で知られ,世間の非難を浴びた。…

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