University event offered by University of Birmingham
Short Session
Why do Shakespeare's characters use such difficult language? Wouldn't it be better if they expressed their feelings by laughing, crying or running around with their hands in the air? In this workshop we'll look at extracts from a Shakespeare play currently set for GCSE (likely to include Macbeth, but please contact us in advance at [email protected] to request another play that we might also discuss). We'll see how characters think by using creative language and literary devices. This close reading will allow us to see how Shakespeare creates characters, and where tricky speeches belong within the tragedy as a whole.
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