Wednesday, August 24, 2022

For Friday: Romeo and Juliet, Act 1--at the Globe!

There is no scheduled reading for Friday's class, but I will show you part of Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet from a taped Globe performance of the play circa 2009. If you want to read ahead, feel free to read Act 1, though we'll be reading Acts 1-2 for Monday's class. Hopefully seeing the play will help give you more of a sense of how the language sounds, and how the characters move within the play, since when you read it, you only see "words, words, words" (to quote Hamlet). 

The Paper #1 assignment is posted below for future reference. Let me know if you have any questions or need any help starting or developing it! 

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