In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
Weitere Zitate von Oscar Wilde
Zum Autor"There was something tragic in a friendship so colored by romance."
"A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies."
"Indeed, no woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating."
"The curves of your lips rewrite history."
"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself."
"I would sooner lose my best friend than my worst enemy. To have friends, you know, one need only be good-natured; but when a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him."