Which of the following words is Shakespeare

believed to have coined?

October 16, 2014

A. GenerousB. ForwardC. ChampionD. All of these

Not only is William Shakespeare considered to have coined generous, champion, and forward, but the Bard is also credited with accused, secure, and design.

Othello

1. Which Othello did you watch?2. Did you think it was a good

adaptation of the play? Why?3. How closely did this adaptation

follow the original? What changes were made?

Acting Styles

We will look at different acting styles and demonstrate how acting can bring out the potential of the words in a script. The scenes shown in the these two clips come from Shakespeare's play Othello. Desdemona's death scene contains some of Shakespeare's best writing.

Acting Styles

In Shakespeare's time, women were not allowed to act in theaters; female roles were played by boys or young men. This changed in 1660, some 45 years after Shakespeare's death. In that year, King Charles II, who had seen women act in theaters located on the European continent, decreed that female parts could be played by women.

Acting Styles

One of the first performances by a woman on the public stage was in the role of Desdemona in an adaptation of Othello performed late in the year 1660. This snippet is from the movie Stage Beauty and shows two different versions of Desdemona's death scene.

Acting Styles

The first version shows the scene before women were allowed to act on the stage. Desdemona is played by a talented male actor. The second rendition is a recreation of what might have happened the first time that a woman played the part.

Acting StylesIn written literature, characterization is presented through description, action and dialogue. In drama, characterization includes each of these elements and, in addition, the actor's skill in communication through body language, facial expressions, inflection, tone and volume. This class will explore the use of the actor's craft in describing character.