2. Answering the Shakespeare question

3. Contextual features Situational factors Where is it set? Where is it set? Who is present? Who is present? What has just happened previously? What has just happened previously? What will happen next? What will happen next? What act and scene is it from? What act and scene is it from?

4. Contextual features Status and relationships Who is speaking? Who is speaking? Is it soliloquy, dialogue or conversation? Is it soliloquy, dialogue or conversation? Is it blank verse or prose? Is it blank verse or prose? What is the status of the characters? What is the status of the characters?

5. Interactional features Initiating turns Initiating turns Length of turns Length of turns Turn taking in dialogue Turn taking in dialogue Pauses Pauses Agenda setting Agenda setting Modes of address Modes of address Pragmatics Pragmatics Politeness principles Politeness principles

6. Lexico-grammatical features Types of utterance Types of utterance Figurative language Figurative language Rhetorical strategies Rhetorical strategies Vocabulary Vocabulary Non-fluency features Non-fluency features

7. Phonological features Intonation Intonation Word stress Word stress Tone of voice Tone of voice Accent/dialect Accent/dialect

8. Dramatic effects Presentation of themes, attitudes and ideas Presentation of themes, attitudes and ideas Construction of character Construction of character Unfolding of the plot Unfolding of the plot Build up of tension, suspense, climax Build up of tension, suspense, climax Creation of mood, tone and atmosphere Creation of mood, tone and atmosphere Showing relationships between characters Showing relationships between characters Effect on audience Effect on audience Irony, rhetoric, persuasion, humour, etc Irony, rhetoric, persuasion, humour, etc

9. Contextual features Discourse conventions What is the dramatic purpose of the scene? What is the dramatic purpose of the scene? What would be the effect on the audience? What would be the effect on the audience? What is the genre of the play? What is the genre of the play?