tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post5564745309566880371..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: The Mute and Pause MethodDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-89350200810259151052012-01-29T22:03:52.183-05:002012-01-29T22:03:52.183-05:00Holy cow that artwork is amazing! Immediately con...Holy cow that artwork is amazing! Immediately conjured up images of first reading The Hobbit - what I assume is Caliban on top of Trinculo looks like it could easily have been Gollum pestering Bilbo.<br /><br />I'll be honest I took a quick look at the text and don't love the Dr. Seuss-ish meter (dah dah DAH dah dah DAH dah dah DAH dah dah DAH...) but I'll try to get back to it when Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-41752769324639927332012-01-29T21:56:59.799-05:002012-01-29T21:56:59.799-05:00You might be interested in new re-telling of The T...You might be interested in new re-telling of The Tempest that my brother and I are working on. We're posting it in installments on our website www.willandwillandme.com<br />We would really love some feedback on it.Pete Blagyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794155831138971125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-27926976326104853062012-01-27T20:36:41.610-05:002012-01-27T20:36:41.610-05:00Duane, You DON'T HAVE TO take your children th...Duane, You DON'T HAVE TO take your children through the text! Say goodbye to THAT awful chore. <br />--And I won't have to go through the joy...I mean... the boring tedium, of explaining what Shakespeare means while directing second graders in scenes which they then SUCCESSFULLY ACT--IN HIS WORDS, not someone else's--on university stages for hundreds of students and adults. Whatever JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-7271081320694798102012-01-27T14:01:09.845-05:002012-01-27T14:01:09.845-05:00I liked your Mute and Pause method for taking your...I liked your Mute and Pause method for taking your children through the text. But with our modern English version you don't have to do thst. The children just know what's going on! Then they are ready to go to the real thing.<br /><br />How about replacing "Shakespeare must be seen not read" with "Shakespeare must be acted not seen"! Again, this is possible with our John Horthttp://www.startingshakespeare.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-68569988152036524182012-01-26T12:33:17.958-05:002012-01-26T12:33:17.958-05:00I think what you're doing is very cool, and do...I think what you're doing is very cool, and does help to build a bridge to learning, but... since I teach kids and adults of all ages, let me be clear about the bottom line as I see it. <br />Ultimately, the idea is to facilitate an ability to *listen* to the words. This is why knowledge of *how* to "speak the speech" is so important. In the larger sense, (outside the sphere in JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-8572756939040671512012-01-26T10:29:47.054-05:002012-01-26T10:29:47.054-05:00First of all, dang, where you been? I haven't...First of all, dang, where you been? I haven't seen your name in ages!<br /><br />Second, I know! I kick myself that I live in Massachusetts and have never been out there. In my defense, even though we're not the biggest state in the land that it still a big hike, 3 hours by Google's calculation.<br /><br />I have to stop making excuses, though, and just go see it.<br /><br />Third,Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-67174995844828776342012-01-26T09:55:23.869-05:002012-01-26T09:55:23.869-05:00Duane: You're REALLY going to want to get over...Duane: You're REALLY going to want to get over to Lenox, MA this summer to see Olympia Dukakis in the lead role in The Tempest. The work they're doing there at Shakespeare & Co. is just superb.Emsworthnoreply@blogger.com