DRAMA103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Metatheatre, The Groundlings, Konstantin Stanislavski
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Reading it over multiple times is important. 5 feet per line, unstressed - stressed. If this is different shakespeare is trying to tell something to the actor. Shakespeare uses hamlet to tell his actors how to act. Groundlings: paid a penny to crowd in front of the stage and were rowdy. Shakespeare had to write to a large number of people. Focus on the journey of the character. Director"s allow actors to make decisions, but they have nal say. Points attention to the fact that the world of the play is ction, very self aware. Different ideas to obtain your objective, always be ready to make offers. Important to nd the truth of the character and what they want. Always nd a way into a character. By de nition plot refers to the deliberate selection and arrangement of the incidents that the playwright presents. The key concepts here are the terms selection and arrangement.
