The Classic ‘Undelivered Letter’ Trope in Shakespeare
One of Shakespeare’s favourite plot devices: the letter that doesn’t get delivered on time.
Have you seen the trope ‘if only that letter had arrived!’ used in other literature?
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Shakespeare loved a good disguise, and some plays offer them in layers: girls dressing as boys, boys dressing as girls dressing as boys."
📢 Shakespeare’s rule: If you’re not in disguise at least once, are you even in a play?
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Shakespeare’s Love of Disguises and Mistaken Identity
If you’ve ever taught a Shakespearean comedy, you know how much he loved mistaken identity, disguises, and dramatic irony.
How do you think that changed audience reactions?
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It’s Saturday Afternoon and You have Nothing to Do
Shakespeare didn’t write in a vacuum. What did people do on the weekend in Shakespeare’s time? There were no movie theatres, and they didn’t have cars. How did they pass the time?
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“Talk not to me.
I will go sit and weep
Till I can find occasion of revenge.”
-Katherina
Taming of the Shrew Act 2, Scene 1
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