Michael Schulman: Lily Rabe in “Much Ado About Nothing,” at the Delacorte.
Shakespeare’s women, Harold Bloom has observed, are always marrying down. Is Orlando truly worthy of Rosalind, with her panoptic wit? How does Viola wind up with that ninny Orsino? Perhaps that’s why playing a Shakespearean heroine requires not just poise but a hint of sourness. For . . .