Or an actor playing Shakespeare, doing it by rote?

He may also be ready to play Shakespeare, but that doesn't mean he ought to be doing it.

He regrets, he said, that many Americans believe their own actors can't play Shakespeare.

His voice was deep and projected like that of a great orator or an actor playing Shakespeare upon a stage.

No matter that the entertainer's real ambition is - well, was - playing Shakespeare.

The world is filled with actors who either are incapable of playing Shakespeare or have no desire to do so.

He is a perfectionist and keen to learn new things, be it reading, playing Shakespeare or fighting skills (see below).

An interesting idea, and it is true that he had shown little interest in playing Shakespeare before 1935.

However, there is no point in our trying to play Shakespeare as a social commentary.

Playing Shakespeare is the dream of most thespians, amateurs and professionals alike.