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| MacBeth | 11/12/2009 |
Q: I am directing a condensed version of MacBeth in my high school drama class and it's exciting ...
A: and what an original approach! Shakespeare lends itself well to multiple casting, because many of ...
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| Shakespeare/ Actors for School Assignment | 5/18/2009 |
Q: could you please advise if the actors played more than one character in a Shakespearean play, if so ...
A: It is likely that many of Shakespeare's actors, especially the ones not playing main parts, took ...
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| Shakespearian Quote Meaning | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I remember being taught that "get ye to a nunnery" meant to "go to a whore house". I cannot today, ...
A: The 'official' definition of "Nunnery" is (and was in Shakespeare's time) "a dwelling place for ...
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| Julius Caesar | 4/19/2009 |
Q: i'm doing a seminar on Julius Caesar and my topic is the rest of the conspirators. I just need help ...
A: I'm sorry for the delay in answering - honestly, your list is impressive and it's taken me a bit to ...
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| shakespeare | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I have to perform a shakespeare duologue for an acting exam. The duologue must be for a male and ...
A: you have a huge variety of duologues to choose from - almost all of Shakespeare's plays have ...
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| feminist perspective of King Lear | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I am researching a feminist perspective of King Lear. I saw in another answer that you thought ...
A: Sorry to return your question with one of my own, but unfortunately feminism isn't my field of ...
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| the type of language used in macbeth | 2/21/2009 |
Q: hey i am wrighting a seminar to present to my class and i want to make a point about the type of ...
A: I'm very sorry for the delay in responding to your question. Thanks for the additional information. ...
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| the type of language used in macbeth | 2/19/2009 |
Q: hey i am wrighting a seminar to present to my class and i want to make a point about the type of ...
A: Sorry for the continued follow up, but I don't understand what sort of point you're trying to make - ...
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| the type of language used in macbeth | 2/16/2009 |
Q: hey i am wrighting a seminar to present to my class and i want to make a point about the type of ...
A: Could you please be a bit more specific - what type of language? Are you talking about the ...
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| Shakespearean Acting | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I am doing a research paper for my high school Shakespeare class (which I love!). And the topic I ...
A: Ok, thanks for the clarification. Now for the materials - here is a list that seemed to be what ...
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| Shakespearean Acting | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I am doing a research paper for my high school Shakespeare class (which I love!). And the topic I ...
A: I'm so sorry for the delay in answering your e-mail - thanks for the further details. Before ...
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| Shakespearean Acting | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I am doing a research paper for my high school Shakespeare class (which I love!). And the topic I ...
A: What a wonderful topic! Could you please just give me a bit more information - * Are you looking ...
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| Willam Shakespeare's son Hamnet | 12/4/2008 |
Q: What happened to Hamnet to make Shakespeare write Hamlet?
A: First of all, please forgive my late response - there is a technical problem in the system, and I ...
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| Shakespearean actors | 1/27/2008 |
Q: How were coloured characters, such as Othello, portrayed in Elizabethan times? Were there coloured ...
A: but there is a bug in the system which has prevented me from receiving questions on my email. ...
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| women in theatre | 11/12/2007 |
Q: ..I am trying to write a paper on women in theatre and I was wondering if you could give me any ...
A: Your question covers a very broad and complex subject, and it is difficult for me to give you a ...
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| women in othello | 10/27/2007 |
Q: can you please help me with thisAre Desdemona and Emilia too weak and easily decieved to be ...
A: Hm... are Desdemona and Emilia too weak and easily deceived to be convincing? Well, you can make an ...
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| what play to do | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I am going to direct a play at the high school I teach at. The theater is state of the art. It's new ...
A: What a terrific position to be in... let me see, I am less familiar with contemporary playwrights ...
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| romeo and juliet essay | 9/13/2007 |
Q: I am supposed to be writing an essay on romeo and juliet by describing an important idea you learned ...
A: Ideas that come to mind: * The fact of youth rebelling against authority (Romeo and Juliet, of ...
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| shakespeare essay | 6/17/2007 |
Q: I would desperatly like to know how women were treated in shakespeare's time, and more importantly ...
A: Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, but I've actually been involved in directing a ...
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| Elizabethan acting styles | 4/29/2007 |
Q: I'm preparing for my Unit 6- Performance in Context paper for my Theatre Studies A Level and our ...
A: Once again, I apologize for the delay… show craziness has been occupying most of my time. For a ...
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| Elizabethan acting styles | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I'm preparing for my Unit 6- Performance in Context paper for my Theatre Studies A Level and our ...
A: I will be happy to help you, but your question is really very broad... if you give me a bit more ...
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| suggestion of plays for at risk students | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I was just informed by my department chair that we have funds available to spend on books - but - we ...
A: In case you did not receive my response (I know you are under time pressure) here are some of the ...
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| suggestion of plays for at risk students | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I was just informed by my department chair that we have funds available to spend on books - but - we ...
A: Sounds like a worthwhile project - congratulations on the funding... If you would, I would be ...
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| women in plays | 4/15/2007 |
Q: who let women to act in british plays in the 1600s and why?
A: Your question is an interesting one, and I had actually never looked into the specifics of the ...
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| Theatre | 4/4/2007 |
Q: How many filmed versions of the tragedy 'Antigone' are there, and which are most useful in teaching ...
A: Unfortunately, Greek Theatre is not my area of expertise. I have done a bit of research, however, ...
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| A Desdemona quote... | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I study acting in college and we're preparing scenes this semester. One of the scenes that I ...
A: Please forgive the delay in replying - you caught me on a holiday eve and I haven't had a chance ...
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| Madness in Hamlet | 3/28/2007 |
Q: i have to write a 5-7 page essay on "the madness in Hamlet" but i have no idea how i should write ...
A: I'm very happy to receive this question, because as it happens my BA thesis was based partly on ...
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| The role of female servants in Shakespears books. | 3/4/2007 |
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A: Sorry that it's taken a few days to get back to you. I have not done much research into the role of ...
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