TEATRETS RUM: En analyse af scenen i Shakespeares verden

Abstract

Kirsten Hastrup: Theatre’s Space. An

Analysis of the Stage in the World of

Shakespeare

In this article it is suggested that historically

and structurally, Shakespeare’s theatre

belongs to a liminal space, on the threshold

of the city, and of order. This position makes

it possible for the theatre to incorporate the

contradictions of society. The stage itself is

an empty space, ready to be impregnated by

the imagination of both players and

audience. The nature of illusion on stage is

discussed, and it is argued that on stage the

distinction between illusion and reality

dissolves. Theatre, on the whole, is a “site of

passage” where one is transported between

worlds, equally real and powerful.