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Shakespeare Text & Action

Selected Exercises for Shakespeare Prep

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Rhetorical Figures

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Shakespeare Text & Action

Figures of Sound

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Shakespeare Text & Action

Inoperative Drills

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Shakespeare Text & Action

Paraphrasing for Meaning

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A Verse-Speaking Aesthetic

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Memorization Strategies

The best memorization happens when you’re recreating your character’s thought process— the ideas and images they’re experiencing, not just the sequence of words. “You have to think the thought.”

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Rehearsal Strategies

If you’re looking to shake loose some creativity in unexpected ways, try one of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies. Here are some other ideas:

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Archetypes & Stereotypes

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Wrestling with Complex Syntax