Using the verse /

Writer John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of blank verse. In the course of trying out different stresses, the actors discover how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines and pauses in the middle...

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Corporate Authors: Royal Shakespeare Company, Arts International, London Weekend Television (Firm), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Carlaw, John, Barton, John
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [1990]
Series:Playing Shakespeare.
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Summary:Writer John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of blank verse. In the course of trying out different stresses, the actors discover how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines and pauses in the middle of a line, and why Shakespeare's lines sometimes mis-scan. Also includes examples from the Miracle plays and other writings to demonstrate the alternatives to iambic pentameter.
Item Description:Title from container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (50 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Lisle Middleditch and Mike Paterson ; editor, Graham Roberts ; music, Guy Woolfenden.