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Friday, December 5, 2008

Setting the Shakespearean Stage

One of My favorite scenes in the play is the one acted out in class when Kate and Petruccio are arguing over the sun and moon. This is one of the pivotal moments in the story when we see that Kate has now been tamed. She and Petruccio are arguing over it being the sun or it being the moon. We know that the sun is out because Kate is shocked when Petruccio says "Good Lord, how bright and goodly shines the moon" and she says its the sun that shines so bright. We now know its the middle of the day until Petruccio says "good marrow" meaning its the morning. Because it would be hard to play with lighting on the stage in Shakespeare time, the audience would have to pay attention to the word usage. The props would be on stage so they can see Baptistas house and the horses, but as for the day and locations and weather, that is up to the actors to say it and let the audience know

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