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Explains why the language can feel difficult despite most words being current-usage English, then provides twelve practical reading strategies: how to handle verse rhythm and punctuation, interpret shifts marked by em dashes, restructure inverted sentences, understand ellipses, and track sentence components and pronoun references through sample passages. Encourages rereading, preparation for quizzes, and periodic review for skill building.","Reading Shakespeare?This Will Help.  \nWhat's so hard about Shakespeare's language?Many students come to Shakespeare's language assumingthat the language of his time period is substantially different from ours.In fact98%of the words inShakespeare are current-usage English words.So why does it sometimes seem hard to read Shakespeare?  \nThere are three big reasons:  \nI)Originally,Shakespeare wrote the words for an actor to illustrate them as he spoke.In short,theplay you have in hand was meant for the stage,not for the page.  \nⅡ)Shakespeare had a love ofre-forming and re-arranging words;it's not that different from what'sfound in thelyrics of modern music and the parlance of online subcultures.His plays reflect anexcitement about language and an inventiveness that becomes enjoyable once the reader gets intothe experimental spirit ofit.  \nⅢ)Since Shakespeare puts all types of people on stage,those characters will include some who arepompous,some who are devious,some who are boring,and some who are crazy;and all of thesepeople will speak in ways that are sometimes difficult.Modern playwrights and screenwriterscreating similar characters have them speak in similarly challenging ways.  \nIn class,you'll read some ofthe play out loud,and you'll be reading and re-reading at home whilepreparing for quizzes and journaling.I've prepared twelve tips for reading Shakespeare's early-modernEnglish because it is considerably different from reading almost anything else.That said,once yougetused to it,it'll be much more comfortable.Your ability to read raw,unfiltered Shakespeare is an essentialskill for this class,so study over this handout before spending time alone with Shakespeare's play,andrefer back to it periodically.  \n1.When reading verse,note the appropriate phrasing and intonation.  \nDO NOT PAUSE AT THE END OFALINE unless there is a mark of punctuation.  \nShakespearean verse has a rhythm ofits own,and once a reader gets used to it,the rhythm becomesvery natural to speak in and read.Beginning readers often find it helpful to read a short pause at acomma and a long pause for a period,colon,semicolon,or question mark.Here's an example from The Mercbant ofVenice (IV.i):These fourare +he  \n“STOP signs.  \nThe quality ofmercy is not strain'd,(sbortpause)It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven  \nUpon the place beneath:(longpause)it is twice blest;(longpause)It blesseth him that gives,(short pause)and him that takes;(long pause)'tis mightiest in the mighties;(long pause)it becomesThe throned monarch better than his crown;(long pause)  \nReading from punctuation mark to punctuation mark for meaning.  \nIn addition to helping you read aloud,punctuation marks define units of thought.Try to understandeach unit as you read,keeping in mind that periods,semicolons,question marks,exclamation points,and(usually)colons all signal the end of a thought.Here's an example from the first scene of thecomedy The Taming ofthe Shrew:  \nTranio,I saw her coral lips to move,LUCENTIO:And with her breath she did perfume the air;Sacred,and sweet,was all I saw in her.  \nNay,then,'t is time to stir him from his trance.TRANIO:I pray,awake,sir:ifyou love the maid,Bend thoughts and wits to achieve her.  \nThe first complete unit ofthought is from“Tranio”to “air”:He saw ber lips move,and ber breath perfumed the air.The second thought(“Sacred,and sweet….”)re-emphasizes the first.  \nTranio replies that Lucentio needs to awaken from bis trance and try to win “the maid.”  \nThese two sentences can be considered one unit of thought because of the joining function of thesemicolon.  \n\n| EM DASHES  \u003Cbr>When you see an em dash(一)it  \u003Cbr>indicates a SHIFT in that the  \u003Cbr>speaker is either...  \u003Cbr>口being interrupted (by a  \u003Cbr>person or some distraction)or  \u003Cbr>口switching directions to talk to  \u003Cbr>a different person!  \u003Cbr>When you see one,consider why it's  \u003Cbr>there,and add an annotation about  \u003Cbr>the shift.   |\n| --- |\n\n③  \nIn an inverted sentence,the verb comes beforethe subject.So","cbCaib85VaZED3Up","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib85VaZED3Up","pdf",12747885,14,"English","en",105,"# Why Shakespeare Can Seem Hard\n# Twelve Tips for Reading Early-Modern English\n## Verse Rhythm, Intonation, and Punctuation Units\n## Em Dashes, Inverted Sentences, and Ellipses\n## Tracking Subject, Verb, Object, and Pronouns","[{\"question\":\"Why do students often find Shakespeare hard to read?\",\"answer\":\"Shakespeare originally wrote for actors on stage, not for the page. 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