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You Can Understand Shakespeare!!!. Why do we read Shakespeare?. Reveals truths about the human experience. Plays focus on jealousy, revenge, love, hate, anger, ambition… Shakespeare has had a great effect on the English language and literature. “Let’s break the ice.”
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You Can Understand Shakespeare!!!
Why do we read Shakespeare? • Reveals truths about the human experience. • Plays focus on jealousy, revenge, love, hate, anger, ambition… • Shakespeare has had a great effect on the English language and literature. • “Let’s break the ice.” • “You’re eating me out of house and home!” • “Love is blind” • “In a pickle” • Ten Things I Hate About You, She’s the Man, The Lion King • Working to unlock meaning can dramatically improve reading comprehension skills.
HOW do we read Shakespeare? • Paraphrasing into something we can understand. • The language is meant to be HEARD not READ. • Observe punctuation to make words flow naturally. • Use margin notes. • Avoid focusing on every minor word/reference. THINK IN CHUNKS “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” “Quiet! Is that a light on in her room?” “To be or not to be. That is the question.” “Should I even keep on living?”
St. Crispin’s Day Speech Henry V
6. enow – enough 10. Jove – God 11. cost – something given up to achieve a task 23. crowns – coins 48. ne’er so vile – no matter how lowborn
You Can Understand Shakespeare!!!