A Long-overdue ENCORE
Might we transform…
"this unworthy scaffold" of the stage into the "vasty fields of France? or may we cram
Within this wooden O the very casques
That did affright the air at Agincourt?"
Questions
Directions: On your own sheet of paper, respond in complete sentences to the following questions…
I. Respond and Interpret
1) Write a brief summary of the main ideas in this article before you answer the following questions.
a. Hint 1 - Use the “main ideas” from each box on your graphic organizer to help you write this summary.
b. Hint 2 – Think about what the author, Barry Hillebrand is trying to tell you in each section. What are his main points?
2) Would you like to visit the Globe Theatre? Explain why or why not.
3) (a) What is the purpose of the opening lines of Henry V (look at the front page to find them)? (b) Why do you think Shakespeare asked us to “suspend disbelief?”
4) (a) What makes the performances in the modern Globe Theatre similar to those in Shakespeare’s day? (b) Do you think the Globe audiences are disrespectful to the actors on stage? Explain why or why not.
II. Analyze and Evaluate
5) Think about how this article is organized and how it’s meant to be read. What details does the writer use to maintain the reader’s interest?
6) (a) INFER – What is the author, Hillenbrand’s, opinion of his subject? (b) What rhetoric (words) does he use to let us know what his opinion / tone towards the subject is?
7) Is this article an example of an informational text or a persuasive text? Explain.
III. Connect
8) Read the ball scene from Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5. Using visualizing, draw a picture (on a separate sheet of paper) of how you’d stage this scene at the Globe Theatre. What would the scene look like? Where would the actors appear?
By Barry Hillenbrand, TIME magazine: June 23, 1997