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Shakespeare What’s up with him??
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He wrote a long, long time ago
We don’t always get the references (science, government, slang, etc.) Some words are archaic Some words have changed meanings
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He didn’t like stage directions
Usually only get entrances and exits Don’t get information about HOW an actor says something or to whom Some stage directions are odd Asides Soliloquies
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He’s writing poetry Iambic pentameter causes him to
Rearrange order of sentences Separate parts of sentences that should go together Omit syllables
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Figurative language can be difficult to understand—whether old or not!
Uses A LOT of imagery (since he had few special effects options)
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Shakespeare wrote… Sonnets 4 different types of plays..
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” 4 different types of plays.. Tragedies (hero with flaw, everyone dies) Hamlet Othello Romeo and Juliet
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Comedies (big problems, cross dressing, then everyone’s happy)
Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night Much Ado about Nothing
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Romances (there’s a trip to the country involved
Romances (there’s a trip to the country involved...and fathers keep losing their daughters…) The Tempest Cymbaline
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Histories (you know…from history)
Richard III Henry V Julius Caesar
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