1 / 12

SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE

SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE. Decoding its meaning. THE DOG BIT THE BOY!. THE BOY BIT THE DOG!. Believe it or not, the placement of subject/verb/object DOES count! . Hear you nothing that I say?”. Do you hear nothing that I say?. “Help you I can, yes!”. Yes, I can help you.

darlene
Télécharger la présentation

SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SHAKESPEREAN LANGUAGE Decoding its meaning

  2. THE DOG BIT THE BOY! THE BOY BIT THE DOG! Believe it or not, the placement of subject/verb/object DOES count!

  3. Hear you nothing that I say?” Do you hear nothing that I say? “Help you I can, yes!” Yes, I can help you. “Stay and help you I will” I will stay and help you.

  4. SHAKESPEARE’S TECHNIQUES • VERB BEFORE SUBJECT • OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB • INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB • OMMITING WORDS

  5. Why do poets mess with placement? • RHYTHM • TO EMPHASIZE CERTAIN WORDS • TO REVEAL CHARACTER

  6. VERB BEFORE SUBJECT Shakespearean Language: “In the instant came/the fiery Tybalt.” Translation: The fiery Tybalt came in an instant. “At this same ancient feast of Capulet’s sups the fair Rosaline.” Rosaline sups at Capulet’s feast HE GOES  GOES HE.

  7. OBJECT BEFORE SUBJECT AND VERB Shakespearean Language: “ME THEY SHALL HIT.” Translation: THEY SHALL HIT ME. “OF HONORABLE RECKONING ARE YOU BOTH.” YOU ARE BOTH OF HONORABLE RECKONING. I HIT HIM HIT I HIM.

  8. INSERTING EXTRA PHRASES BETWEEN SUBJECT AND VERB Shakespearean Language: “AND SHE WAS WEANED (I NEVER SHALL FORGET IT) /OF ALL THE DAY OF THE YEAR, UPON THAT DAY.” Translation: AND SHE WAS WEANED UPON THAT DAY. “THREE CIVIL BRAWLS BRED OF AN AIRY WORD BY THEE OLD CAPULET AND MONTAGUE, HAVE THRICE DISTURBED TH QUIET OF OUR STREET.” THREE CIVIL BRAWLS HAVE DISTURBED OUT STREETS.

  9. MISSING “WERE YOU BY?” FILL IN THE BLANKS… WERE YOU NEARBY? OMMITING WORDS HEARD FROM HIM YET?

  10. COMMON WORDS Shakespearean Language: AN Translation: IF MARRY INDEED KINSMAN COUSIN ALWAYS STILL

  11. “LOVE ME DO” LOVE, LOVE ME DO,YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU,I'LL ALWAYS BE TRUE,SO PLEASELOVE ME DO,WOH, LOVE ME DO… SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMEBODY NEW.SOMEONE TO LOVE, SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

  12. ELANOR RIGBY ELEANOR RIGBY, DIED IN THE CHURCH AND WAS BURIED ALONG WITH HER NAME.NOBODY CAME.FATHER McKenzie,WIPING THE DIRT FROM HIS HANDS AS HE WALKS FROM THE GRAVE,NO ONE WAS SAVED.

More Related