William Shakespeare’s Othello

1. William Shakespeare’s Othello

2. Write In:“Passing Notes” • Partner Up – get a half sheet • Title your sheet “Passing Notes: ______ & ______” • Have a (SCHOOL APPROPRIATE!) Chat :) - Seriously? Totes seriously. • Write about spring break, ask some questions, try to keep the convo going! • Write ONLY On the front side

3. Write In:“Passing Notes” • Label this side MODERN CHAT • Label the other side SHAKESPEAREAN CHAT • Ok. Now stash this aside for a moment and discuss…

4. Talk In:Shakespeare Fear? With your partner, come up with a few answers for each question: • What has been most difficult about reading Shakespeare so far? • How will we overcome these difficulties?

5. Language: The aspects of Shakespeare’s writing that tend to be most difficult are… • Pronouns (a word that substitutes a noun or noun phrase) • Verbs (action or state of being words) • Syntax (Sentence Structure) • Diction (an author’s choice of words)

6. Language: Pronouns

7. Language:Verbs Elizabethan language, though considered Early Modern English, still retained some verb inflections. • Usually an -estor -stwas added to a verb. lie + st= Liest • These were used most often with the 2nd person pronouns You lie  Thouliest For example: "Thou liest, malignant thing.""What didst thou see?""Why canst thou not see the difference?”

8. Language:Sentence Structure When Shakespeare wrote his prose, he often used a different word order than we are used to. The subject, verb, and objectdid not always follow in a 1, 2, 3 order. • Look at the followingsentence. You lost your homework. • Rewrite the sentence twice, changing the word order each time. Put one word on each blank provided below the original sentence. • Rewrite #1: _________ _________ _________ _________. • Rewrite #2: _________ _________ _________ _________. Look at each of your rewritten sentences. Has the meaning of the original sentence changed? Now, think about how Yoda spoke in the Star Wars Movies. Exactly what he was saying, understood we!

9. Language:Diction 80 Troublesome Words Zounds! Perchance thou hast felt like a common recreant when asked to anatomize a Shakespeare play. Anon, thou shalt toss off that coil, and with great dispatch, avoid feeling like a fustian caitiff. If you're going to read or see a Shakespeare play, there are some words that come up again and again and might confuse you. Some of these are now archaic or arcane, and some are still in common use but their meaning has changed. Knowing the following words will turn the beginning reader into an instant expert. 125 Odd Words Don't bother trying to memorize these words. They were used rarely and most are archaic and obsolete. But they just sound terrific and are so descriptive. You might try to work them into everyday conversations to impress your friends

10. Language: Diction, cont. • A quick word about HOW to appropriately use this term…. • Any person who write USES diction • When analyzing diction, you want to look at the TYPE of diction is being used, for example: • Iago uses diction related to animals and beasts when talking about Othello • Iagouses CRASS & LUDE diction when waking Brabantio • Othello uses VERY FORMAL diction in the Duke’s chambers

11. Re-Write In:“Passing ShakespeareanNotes” • Get back to your conversation • On the MODERN CHAT side, choose just a few chats (3-4 per chatter) • Now, on the other side, work with your partner to “Translate” the chat into SHAKESPEAREAN language and sentence structure. • Use everything we’ve learned! • Pronouns • Verbs • Sentence Structure • Awesome Shakespearean words from the word lists

12. Let’s Hear your Shakespeare!