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A Rhetorical Approach To Teaching Shakespeare In Secondary Schools, Kasey Hammer
A Rhetorical Approach To Teaching Shakespeare In Secondary Schools, Kasey Hammer
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The great bard, William Shakespeare, who penned over 35 plays and more than 150 sonnets, has as one critic notes, over the centuries become "an institutionalized rite of civility. The person who does not love Shakespeare has made, the rite implies, an incomplete adjustment... to culture as a whole" (Greenblatt 1). His genius is indisputable and for this reason, he is still taught in English classrooms at all academic levels. However, generally when the works of Shakespeare are taught in a school setting, they are taught with an emphasis on his poetic and thematic qualities. While these are both undoubtedly …
The Merchant Of Venice As A Non-Racist Text, Marsha Wonnacott
The Merchant Of Venice As A Non-Racist Text, Marsha Wonnacott
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The Merchant of Venice is typically read as a racist text, and often censored as such from production in modern society or from study in modern high schools. This is due to the racism in the play. However, I submit that although racism is clearly present in the play, the play in itself never actually promotes any form of racism or condones prejudice. Throughout the play we see good and bad sides of both the Christians and the Jew, and we never come to any conclusion about how they should be treated. In this way the text actually provokes audiences …
Modern Lessons In Relationship Dynamics From Shakespeare's Othello, Mallory Brugger
Modern Lessons In Relationship Dynamics From Shakespeare's Othello, Mallory Brugger
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Shakespeare's Othello contains crucial lessons that are important for secondary students to understand. Lessons learned by the play's main characters—both male and female—can serve as a guide to help students find relevance in Shakespeare's words and find solutions to their problems. This paper addresses five topics that are particularly meaningful to the young adult experience: social transitioning, trust establishment, jealousy avoidance, reputation preservation, and integrity maintenance. It is vital for students to learn the social lessons available through the study, discussion, and application of literature.
A (Graphic) Novel Approach To Teaching Shakespeare: Embracing Non-Traditional Texts In The Secondary English Classroom, Janelle Frossard
A (Graphic) Novel Approach To Teaching Shakespeare: Embracing Non-Traditional Texts In The Secondary English Classroom, Janelle Frossard
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This paper explores the graphic novel as a means to engage secondary English students in the works of Shakespeare. Graphic novels can combat some of the common complaints of teaching Shakespeare in secondary schools. They can help students to better relate to and understand the stories and language of Shakespeare. They can also assist learning disabled students in accessing and engaging in Shakespeare.
Upset The Established Order: Villains And The Shadow, Ian Mcarthur
Upset The Established Order: Villains And The Shadow, Ian Mcarthur
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We must alter the way we approach villains. They are not simple stock characters but can also represent an accomplishment desired by humanity. They can be seen as individuals who have resolved what Jung called, the Shadow self.
Shakespeare's Taming Of The Shrew Compared With The Expectations Of Elizabethan Marriage, Jessica Asay
Shakespeare's Taming Of The Shrew Compared With The Expectations Of Elizabethan Marriage, Jessica Asay
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Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew demonstrates the possible equality of marriage within Elizabethan marriage standards. However, in order to understand the importance of this concept one must first understand the negotiations, and role expectations within marriage during this time period. In Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare first introduces the audience to Petruchio who emulates the traditional man in an Elizabethan marriage. Then he establishes Katherine's character which does not fit into the expected role of subservient wife. Shakespeare compares their relationship to the traditional marriage because Shakespearean audiences would have been familiar with this social commentary. Katherine realizes that she …
Richard Iii: An Outer Deformity Defines Inner Self-Perception, Catherine Felt
Richard Iii: An Outer Deformity Defines Inner Self-Perception, Catherine Felt
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This paper explores how Richard III's outer deformity shapes his perception of self and how society's judgments play into his actions.
Troilus And Cressida: Shakespeare's Ungenred Promise Play, Dana Knudsen
Troilus And Cressida: Shakespeare's Ungenred Promise Play, Dana Knudsen
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Troilus and Cressida is a complex play of dualities and contradiction. Because of its confusing nature, many audiences have struggled to make sense of it. Since genre is one of the easiest ways to interpret a play, one of the looming questions about the play is "What genre is Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida?" It has been called a tragedy, "'a comedy of disillusion,' . . . 'a wry-mouthed comedy,' . . . a satire . . . a piece of propaganda . . . a morality . . . and (of course) a Problem play." Both critics and dramatists remain …
The Relevance Of Twelfth Night For Adolescents, Sarah Monson
The Relevance Of Twelfth Night For Adolescents, Sarah Monson
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Twelfth Night is a valuable play to be studied by junior high students as an introduction to Shakespeare. It includes humor, it deals with the important issues of relationships and bullying in a healthy way, and it encourages the reader to move away from a suspension of reality with these and other issues that are important in this stage of life. Shakespeare needs to be relatable to students in order to break down the barriers of difficult language and a bygone time period that make his work appear impenetrable to young people today.
Marriage Politics In Measure For Measure, Brinn Bullough
Marriage Politics In Measure For Measure, Brinn Bullough
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During the Renaissance, violence and immorality had grown unchecked in England, and as a new Puritan government came into power, leaders determined to rein it in through drastic social and legal reform. But when certain behaviors that are morally acceptable in public opinion and practice come in conflict with the regulations and ideologies of new leadership, could justice actually be more effective when tempered with forgiveness and opportunities for restitution, rather than strict enforcement? These challenges were especially involved in perceptions of what was acceptable and legal in shifting marriage practices during Shakespeare's time. In addition, more widespread access to …
Concerning The Ending Of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, Sarah Landeen
Concerning The Ending Of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, Sarah Landeen
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Unlike Shakespeare's other comedies, Love's Labour's Lost ends unresolved. A marriage does not unite the characters in happiness; rather, the characters separate with little expectation of reuniting; like Beron says, "Jack hath not Jill" (5.2.866-67). Many scholars have mapped out the history of the play and studied the play textually and contextually, but their findings do not relate directly to the ending of the play. Exploring the context in which Shakespeare wrote the play reveals reasons for why he caused his only original play to end unresolved. (A) Historically, Shakespeare wrote the play during a season of plague, causing many …
Early American Bookbinding In Brigham Young University's Special Collections, Kylie Ladd
Early American Bookbinding In Brigham Young University's Special Collections, Kylie Ladd
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Bookbinding is a tradition that began in America before America itself. The earliest identified binder was John Ratcliff, who came to Boston from England about 1662. In fact, bookbinding preceded printing in America – the first (anonymous) binding was completed in 1636, and the first printer didn't appear until two years after that. Save for a few major figures, most binders and the bindings they completed remain anonymous, identifiable only by the style of decoration. In this paper will attempt to study the characteristics and traditions of early 19th century publishers and book binding through a case study of a …
The Men Behind The Pen: The Clerks Of The Lds General Conferences, Alan Clark
The Men Behind The Pen: The Clerks Of The Lds General Conferences, Alan Clark
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holds General Conferences every year. At these conferences, the leadership of the Church speaks to its entire membership, as well as any others who may be listening. The practice of holding such conferences has existed throughout the history of the organization. In April 2012, 182nd Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was held. Over the 18 decades that these conferences have been held, the format, location, and speakers have changed. Conference have been held in New York, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah, in a number of different …
Lloyd Alexander: A Film By Jared Crossley, Jared Crossley
Lloyd Alexander: A Film By Jared Crossley, Jared Crossley
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A 9:04 film about Lloyd Alexander "American Author, Pioneer, and the High King of Fantasy."