Shakespeare Coach Emily Staudt breaks down the Bard in a fun, approachable way
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iambic pentameter
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Wednesday
VIDEO - Iambic Pentameter
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For some reason, people hear "iambic pentameter" and they. just. freeze. It's like they're convinced that they will NEVE...
Breaking Down the Bard - Dactyls
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A dactyl is not a dinosaur - but "dinosaur" is a dactyl! A dactyl is a metric foot in poetry that is one stressed syllable...
Breaking Down the Bard - Sonnets
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If you've ever wondered what a sonnet is, I'm gonna break it down for you right now! Simply put, a sonnet is a type of poem, f...
Breaking Down the Bard - Tarry, rash wanton!
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The first Shakespeare play I ever did was A Midsummer Night's Dream , when I was in sixth grade. I've done it several times over as ...
Breaking Down the Bard - Soft
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Romeo He jests at scars that never felt a wound. But soft , what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet i...
Monday
The Top 5 Mistakes Actors Make in Shakespeare Auditions
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Are you doing it wrong? Or are you on the right track? I want to share with you my FREE list of the top 5 mistakes actors make in Sha...
Wednesday
Breaking Down the Bard - Trochees
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Now that you know what verse is , and what perfect iambic pentameter is (and if you don't, feel free to read my previous Breaking Do...
Breaking Down the Bard - "-ed" Endings
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Have you ever wondered how classical actors know when to say "bless'd" or "bless- ed ", "murder'd" or ...
Breaking Down the Bard - Feminine Endings
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Now that you've got a handle on the difference between verse and prose , what perfect iambic pentameter is , and what scansion is (and ...
Breaking Down the Bard - Scansion
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Our patterns of speech have various rhythms, made up of combinations of stressed or unstressed syllables or words. In reality, the amount ...
Thursday
Breaking Down the Bard - Iambic Pentameter
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Alright, it's time to deal with the elephant in the room. We're gonna talk about that big scary phrase you hear thrown around all t...
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