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Shakespeare: To modernise or not to modernise?
« on: April 15, 2011, 12:32:20 am »
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      The maker of the video has thinks so; the writer of the article trenchantly disagrees.
 
    http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100082724/anti-free-schools-fanatic-scores-spectacular-own-goal/
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Re: Shakespeare: To modernise or not to modernise?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 07:20:50 pm »
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Modernizing Shakespeare alters the meaning of it all - half of Shakespeare is the language...
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Re: Shakespeare: To modernise or not to modernise?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2011, 11:06:25 am »
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I think that providing 'translations' so that students can follow the basic story is a good idea, but I agree that if you want to actually enjoy Shakespeare, you do have to read the non-modernised version. Or see it performed.
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