St. Luke’s 7th and 8th English

7th and 8th Grade Notes

Shakespeare used verse to:

1. express deep emotion in elevated language

2.  Make wise, penetrating, and reflective observations that required lofty language

3.  Present lyrical poems in their entirity

4.  Inject irony

5.  suggest order and exactitude

Shakespeare used prose to:

1.  express ordinary observations from the surface of the mind, not thinking about it first

2.  Make quick one-line replies

3.  Present auditory relief for the audience

4.  Suggest madness or senility

5. Depict rambling conversation

6. Poke fun at characters who lack the “wit” or intelligence to converse in poetry

7.  Show that prose has merit as a literary medium–that prose is just as thought provoking as poetry

I plan to put some links in place (when I learn how to do it) so you all can see clips from streaming videos and read reviews and commentaries.

We are coming into Act III of both plays ROMEO AND JULIET and TWELFTH NIGHT.  Please read Act III scenes i and ii for Monday. Have a great weekend!!!!!!!