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What strategies do you apply when reading Shakespeare? Please share your tips and tricks with us.
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Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
Countess (All’s Well That Ends Well Act 1, scene 1, line 61-62)
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Intimidated?
What do you think it is that intimidates people about most Shakespeare? Word choice or language? Meaning or intent? Storyline or theme? Comment below!
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Find Shakespeare intimidating? Here are some tips to help you make your experience more enjoyable. Have a tip for us? Let us know what your strategies are for tackling Shakespeare!
Tips for approaching Shakespeare’s work:
1. Make an effort!
2. Look for subtext.
3. Use your imagination! Especially with comedies, don’t expect realism.
4. Let yourself be entertained! Shakespeare wrote plays for the pleasure of the art and the audience.
5. Read it out loud! Remember, Shakespeare wrote plays not narratives; they were meant to be seen and heard. Watch a stage or movie adaptation to help you understand all the key points and distinguish the characters.
6. Rearrange the words. Shakespeare’s word order is often backwards from what you expect.
7. Imagine a stage, not a film production.
8. Refer to the character list often!
9. Don’t think it’s going to be difficult; it will be. Think that you will enjoy it, and you will.
10. Read it twice! Don’t rush through reading Shakespeare the first round.
11. Take notes! Comedy of Errors getting confusing? Jot down a few blurbs and stay on track.
12. Ask Questions! Jot them down in your notes – you’re likely to find the answer later in the play.
13. Refer back to the opening line or conversation of the play. Shakespeare often hinted at the theme at the opening of the play. For example, Hamlet begins, “Who’s there?” and identity is a prominent theme.
14. Pay attention to syntax!
15. Know the genre! Shakespeare wrote Tragedies, Romances, Histories, and Comedies.
16. Look for irony! Shakespeare employed verbal, dramatic, structural, and cosmic irony throughout his plays.
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Join our Facebook group! Link in bio! "But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." —from "Sonnet 8" #perspectivesonshakespeare #shakespeare #shakespearecats #cat #quote #sonnet
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Show Shakespeare some love!
What is your favorite Shakespeare play and why? If you don't see your favorite below, please add it! Don't forget to let us know why in the comments below.
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Who should study Shakespeare?
Do you believe Shakespeare should be studied as a general requirement or only for English and theater majors? Why?
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Shakespeare’s impact on your life
In what way has Shakespeare impacted an aspect of your life?
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How cool! It's amazing how much Shakespeare is still alive in our world today.
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Find Shakespeare intimidating? Here are some tips to help you make your experience more enjoyable. Have a tip for us? Let us know what your strategies are for tackling Shakespeare!
Tips for approaching Shakespeare’s work:
1. Make an effort!
2. Look for subtext.
3. Use your imagination! Especially with comedies, don’t expect realism.
4. Let yourself be entertained! Shakespeare wrote plays for the pleasure of the art and the audience.
5. Read it out loud! Remember, Shakespeare wrote plays not narratives; they were meant to be seen and heard. Watch a stage or movie adaptation to help you understand all the key points and distinguish the characters.
6. Rearrange the words. Shakespeare’s word order is often backwards from what you expect.
7. Imagine a stage, not a film production.
8. Refer to the character list often!
9. Don’t think it’s going to be difficult; it will be. Think that you will enjoy it, and you will.
10. Read it twice! Don’t rush through reading Shakespeare the first round.
11. Take notes! Comedy of Errors getting confusing? Jot down a few blurbs and stay on track.
12. Ask Questions! Jot them down in your notes – you’re likely to find the answer later in the play.
13. Refer back to the opening line or conversation of the play. Shakespeare often hinted at the theme at the opening of the play. For example, Hamlet begins, “Who’s there?” and identity is a prominent theme.
14. Pay attention to syntax!
15. Know the genre! Shakespeare wrote Tragedies, Romances, Histories, and Comedies.
16. Look for irony! Shakespeare employed verbal, dramatic, structural, and cosmic irony throughout his plays.
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Which Shylock speech do you prefer, this version or the one below, and why? How does the tone of one differ from the other?
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The Merchant of Venice is a dramatic, and somewhat tragic, comedy that’s sure to raise emotion in the reader/viewer. In this scene, Shylock’s reaction of anger and resentment is a cause of the treatment he receives as a Jewish minority ridiculed by Christians.
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