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| TASK FOUR: Shakespeare's Language | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Zounds! I was never so bethumped with words." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You are being asked to complete a number of steps as you work through Task Four. The ultimate goal of this task is for you to consider the effectiveness of Shakespeare's language. In doing so, you will investigate some of the differences which have crept into the texts we have today. You will also explore how this could have happened and who had their hands on the texts between the time Shakespeare first took pen to paper up until modern printing and publishing practices. [You will want to allow at least two days for this assignment.] |
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In this clip, all intervening dialogue is omitted, so follow along closely in your text as you listen. Make notes on any changes, omissions or additions. You will make use of these notes before you are done. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First, you will be asked to listen to a clip of John Gielgud's reading of Othello, 1.3.86-184. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Second, you will look at this speech as it appears in two quartos: the first quarto, from 1622 and the second quarto, from 1630. Keep in mind that you can use the icons on either side of the text to enlarge the view of each text individually. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You will need to print out this comparison chart to complete this step. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Third, investigate this site, Cable in the Classroom's, Shakespeare: Subject to Change. You can look around this site at your leisure, but make sure that you access "Altered Texts" under the "Pen to Print" section, as this will prove enlightening to your specific work in looking at differences between the two quartos. Take notes, as you will need them for the written assignment, which is the last step for Task Four. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Finally, you will need to incorporate all of the work you have completed for this Task as you write a response. In your response, discuss some of the most important differences you have noted both between the two Quartos and the text with which we are working. Include a discussion of the effects of these changes and how these difference could have occurred (incorporating what you have learned from "Subject to Change"). Please E-mail your response. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Good work! There was a lot for you to complete here. Before moving on to your final task of this WebQuest, let's review Task Four. You should have: 1) taken notes on differences between Gielgud's reading and our text, 2) completed the comparison chart between the two quartos, and 3) e-mailed me your response incorporating all of the information you have learned and discovered. |
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