declamatory

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Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Castellucci has the spoken prologue of “Bluebeard,” a cameo role called the Bard, given with a declamatory grandeur that later matches the musicalized speech of the “Comoedia.”

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2022

“Romeo and Juliet” was tackled with a youthful vigor and violence that proved shocking to those expecting the customary declamatory elegance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022

Aldridge favored a relatively realistic approach — a striking contrast to the more declamatory, posturing star turns then in vogue.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

"So is it ever with your art," said the Judge, in a loud declamatory voice.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Lever, Charles James