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[THE SOURCEBOOKS SHAKESPEARE] HELPS STUDENTS:

BETTER UNDERSTAND SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE,

VISUALIZE THE PLAYS, OVERCOME THEIR INTIMIDATION,

AND BE MORE ENGAGED.

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WORKSHEET

Name: ___________________________________________________________________

Audio clip: _______________________________________________________________

As you listen to each audio clip, pay attention to the use of each of the following elements of voice work:  pace, pause, pitch, and volume.  For each, mark the highest, average, and lowest level for each element by putting an H, A, and L on the line.

For example, if someone speaks in a monotone, on the line for PITCH, you would mark the highest, average, and lowest pitch at the same point.

PITCH:
--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------
Extremely low                                                                                                        Extremely high
                                                                H,  A,  L
 

PACE:
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Painfully slow                                                                                                        Extremely Fast

 

PAUSE:
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Many long pauses                                                                                                 Smooth, steady

 

PITCH:
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Extremely low                                                                                                       Extremely high

 

VOLUME:
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Inaudible                                                                                                                 Painfully loud

 

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For University and College Faculty:

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Each Sourcebooks Shakespeare play contains:

  • FREE Audio CD with speeches from noted performers including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud and Orson Welles, with narration by Sir Derek Jacobi
  • Newly edited text of the play with notes, commentary, and audio line references on facing page
  • Numerous photographs and images from notable productions
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Praise for [The Sourcebooks Shakespeare]:

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  • BookReview.com
  • Audiofile Magazine
  • Nancy Becker, president and cofounder of The Shakespeare Society
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