November 26th Shakespeare Should Be Heard Charles Lamb. On the Tragedies of Shakspere Considered with Reference to Their Fitness for Stage Representation. Vol. 27, pp. 299-310 of The Harvard Classics Charles Lamb, favorite essayist, thought that no stage could do justice to Shakespeare's tragedies. He advocated reading the plays, and with the imagination costuming the players and building the gorgeous scenery in a way equaled by no scene painter or costumer.
