The language of Shakespeare

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Actors and the director talk about how they have approached and worked with their student production of the Shakespeare play - Two Gentlemen of Verona. They discuss some of the challenges of the text and what they have done to overcome these.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:05:52

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Understanding Shakespeare

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The actor Nick Lyons talks about the challenge of the language barrier and how he dealt with it for his role in the student production of the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of Verona.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:05:52

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Two Gentlemen of Verona: The view from the Director

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The director talks about how she adapted the script and directed the student Shakespeare production of Two Gentlemen of Verona. She describes what makes the play great, and discusses issues related to editing and direction.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:03:43

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The Tempest: For you am I this patient log-man

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The director and actors talk about the log-scene in The Tempest and how they interpret and perform it. Includes scenes from rehearsals and performance.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:05:40

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The Tempest: Our revels now are ended

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The famous Shakespeare scene from The Tempest, performed by actors from an Oxford student drama society.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:01:11

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The Tempest - Our revels now are ended: Conveying Shakespeare's meaning

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The actor Dylan Townley talks about the language of Shakespeare. He describes how understanding and using the meter can help an actor or reader to bring out the poetry in a text. Includes a scene from The Tempest.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:03:27

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The Tempest: Prospero

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Actor Dylan Townley talks with director Archie Cornish about the character Prospero. They describe how they have chosen to portray him in this Oxford student performance of The Tempest, and discuss on what they base their interpretation.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:04:21

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The Tempest: Direction and interpretation

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Director Archie Cornish and actor Dylan Townley - Prospero - talk about adapting, directing and performing a student Shakespeare production of The Tempest.

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Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature

Date Added: 23/08/2012

Duration: 00:05:15

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Teaching Shakespeare in Schools

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A teacher talks about how she teaches Shakespeare in school, using video clips and references from contemporary culture to get the students to understand, relate to, and engage with the text.

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