Shakespeare plays

 

Give a deep analysis of 1 Conversation between 6 Shakespeare plays the meaning and
function of that speech or conversation and relates it to an important issue in the play as
a whole. That issue may be one that we have discussed in class, but it need not be.
Shakespeare’s plays come to life not in summaries of their plots or themes, but in the power of their language:
the way that lines, speeches, and exchanges use argument, but also puns, jokes, metaphors and other
figurative language, and even the sounds of words, to shape the way we think and feel about the characters,
situations, and issues that add up to the full, complex effect of the play. Consequently, over the course of the
semester we have spent much of our time—particularly in the lectures—looking closely at speeches from the
plays, examining their meaning and function, and linking them to larger issues in or interpretations of the plays.
This paper will allow you to demonstrate your facility with this sort of reading.
From one of the six plays we will read this semester, choose a speech or short conversation that we did not
discuss in class or in lectures and write a paper that discusses the meaning and function of that speech or
conversation and relates it to an important issue in the play as a whole. That issue may be one that we have
discussed in class, but it need not be. The focus of your paper—and at least 3/4 of its length—should be
devoted to the speech or conversation you choose. You should read it closely, making sure that you know what
means—not just in paraphrase but line by line and word by word—and also what it does: how it uses the sorts
of techniques described above to make audiences feel and think a certain way. You should then link that effect
to a larger issue in the play: the characterization of one or more of its characters, the way it invites us to think
about an important idea or theme, or the way it supports an interpretation of the play as a whole.

 

 

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