Calling All Acting Companies: October 24, 2018

Focus: How does performance contribute to our understanding of Shakespeare?

1. Warming up with a quick revisitation of inversion/anastrophe

2. Getting into Acting Companies and reading through Act 2 and 3 scenes

Acting Company #1: 2.1.195-276

Acting Company #2: 2.2.1-89

Acting Company #3: 2.2.90-163

Acting Company #4: 3.1.1-100

Acting Company #5: 3.1.101-208

Acting Company #6: 3.2.1-111

Acting Company #7: 3.2.112-180

HW:
1. For THURSDAY: 

• Memorize the final two lines of your sonnet.

• Bring any props/costumes you will need for your performance. We will use the first half of class to rehearse and the second half of class to start performing your scenes.

2. For FRIDAY: Memorize your entire sonnet to recite to your group.

3. For MONDAY: E-mail me your sonnet essay thesis and any outlining you have completed.

• Click HERE for the overview of the sonnet essay.
• Click HERE for the sample sonnet essay.