With all the trouble I've had reading Shakespeare's Othello I decided to try to possibly figure out why the sentances were so difficult. Folger, explains that Shakespeare is diffcult to read since his language has far changed from todays standards. He also explains that like most poems Shakespears poems are highly structred and condensed. Folger goes on to say that poems such of these are best read with a dictionary at hand. This was a welcomed reading consider I was starting to question my own intelligence.
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=937
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Lacie Ballard
1 comments:
Hi, again, Lacie. Yes, it's difficult for us today to read Shakespeare's plays. I don't recommend stopping for the dictionary, though. I think it's easier to read through a scene and then go back to pick out the difficult words because we do gain some understanding as we put together the context. Also, don't forget that you've got most of the plot from the film O, so look for places where the characters are doing similar things. Nancy
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