ENGL 102W Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blank Verse, Simile, Capon
14 Nov 2017
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Often in comedy, particularly shakespeare"s comedy, words are chosen because of the multiple meanings that can be ascribed to them. We talked a little bit about puns last week (remember the time/thyme macro), but we want to revisit them in the context of diction. At their core, puns exploit the multiple meanings behind a word, or words that sound similar, so often the diction in as you like it is governed by the possibilities presented by these multiple meanings. In as you like it, shakespeare often uses puns as the basis for entire conversations; because of this there is often repetition of the word being played with. Look out for moments of repetition in the play, because they often indicate that there is either a joke or an important concept being highlighted. Rosalind, celia, and touchstone about orlando"s poetry, we get several puns on feet. ".
