Transcript Intro to Shakespeare

Shakespeare
Dramatic Devices and Figurative Language
9th Grade – Communication Arts
Mr. Whitehead
Let’s Review Figurative Language
1. The line “What light through yonder
window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is
the sun.” BEST illustrates what type of
figurative language?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Let’s Review Figurative Language
2. The line “Rise fair sun and kill the jealous
moon, who is sick and pale with grief.”
BEST illustrates what type of figurative
language?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Let’s Review Figurative Language
3. The line “You are as glorious as a heavenly
angel.” BEST illustrates what type of
figurative language?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Let’s Review Figurative Language
4. The line “The heart-ache and the thousand
natural shocks” BEST illustrates what type
of figurative language?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
What is a Soliloquy?

A soliloquy is a device often used in
drama whereby a character relates his or
her thoughts and feelings to him/herself
and to the audience without addressing
any of the other characters.[1]
Romeo’s Soliloquy-Act 2 Scene 2
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she:
Be not her maid, since she is envious;
Her vestal livery is but sick and green
And none but fools do wear it; cast it off.
It is my lady, O, it is my love!
Monologue and Aside
Soliloquy is distinct
from monologue and aside.
 A monologue (or monolog) is when
the character may be speaking his or her
thoughts aloud, directly addressing
another character, or speaking to
the audience, especially the former.
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An Incredible Example
Aside

An aside is a dramatic device in which
a character speaks to the audience. By
convention the audience is to realize that
the character's speech is unheard by the
other characters on stage. It may be
addressed to the audience expressly (in
character or out) or represent an
unspoken thought.
Aside (continued)
An aside is usually a brief comment,
rather than a speech, such as
a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a
public announcement, it occurs within the
context of the play.
 An aside is, by convention, a true
statement of a character's thought; a
character may be mistaken in an aside, but
may not be dishonest.
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Soliloquy, the past and future
Soliloquies were frequently used in poetic
dramas; dramas in prose tend to use a
more realistic speaking style and rarely if
ever feature them.
 The plays of William Shakespeare feature
many soliloquies. The "To be or not to
be" speech in Hamlet is perhaps the
most famous one in the English language.
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Hamlet – “to be or not to be”
Let’s Review Figurative Language
5. Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” speech
illustrates what type of dramatic element?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Speech
Let’s Review Figurative Language
6. Which of the following is not a
characteristic of a soliloquy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It is heard by the audience
It is heard by another character
The character relates a thought or feeling
It is not heard by another character
Assignment
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2.
3.
Split into groups of two. Remove all of
the figurative language from the
Soliloquy and come up with a basic
translation of what Romeo says.
Combine with another group and
reassess your translation.
Share your translation with the rest of
the class.