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How to read Shakespeare for pleasure

Written by TV adaptations in Shakespeare adaptations on 23 April 2020 à 21:25

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21 avril 2020

By Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Oxford
1. Ignore the footnotes

2. Pay attention to the shape of the lines

3. Read small sections

4. Think like a director

5. Don’t worry

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Tags: Shakespeare, Henry IV, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Hamlet, Emma Smith, BBC, The Hollow Crown
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