Sunday, 16 October 2011

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Ewan McGregor's talks about his role as Iago

"Othello" - a summary by Spark Notes

Tips on Shakespeare's language for newbies!

This video has three good points to keep in mind while reading Shakespeare's plays. A fourth, which seems blindingly obvious, is to use the notes in your play's editions to annotate words, phrases and speeches in your play text. They are often found at the back of your editions, run in tandem with the play, and are numbered with the play's lines so you can cross refer between the notes and the play text. Another good idea is to listen to the play being acted as professional actors can help you understand speeches through their intonation and expression.

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Who have they jailed in the USA for destroying the world's economy?

Does it get any nuttier than this? All the best to "Occupying Wallstreet"

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Frankenstein - "10 Possible Meanings" or interpretations followed by "New Readers Interpretations" for AO3


This 10 point article is excellent for AO3 or for applying different interpretations as you are reading the text.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12711091

Why not follow up with "Readers New Meanings For Frankenstein" - again, just what you need for help with modern interpretations of the text for AO3!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12737956

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