... seen a change. The 1984 production by the National Theatre saw Irene Worth portray Volumnia's final scene with silent agony. The 1972 Royal Shakespeare Academy's performance was similar, and led one reviewer to write, "Her ravaged face showing no glimmer of joy, hardly of life." 3 ... Shakespeare's comedies also give credit to the idea that silence is a tool to convey character growth. Though arguably peripheral to Volumnia's silence, it is a well-documented fact that what is not said is often more important to the plot and development of these plays than the things that are said. Miscomm...

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