the one that gets students to read the entire play in class
the one that declares that Shakespeare is the best poet
the one that tells you what. every. word. means.
ugh.
I'd like to be the one that lets you in on a secret:
are you ready for the secret?
Shakespeare wrote plays, not novels.
Isn't that an amazing secret? I'd love to tell you I came up with that, but I didn't. Here's Marvin Karon doing a MUCH better job at teaching a scene of Shakespeare to a group of students
Shakespearience from Shakespearience on Vimeo.
if you are looking for a far more serious way of actors interpreting Shakespeare, take a look at Looking for Richard, a feature length film with Al Pacino
