For example:
1. What is each character trying to say?
2. Does the speech/exchange still make sense with your cuts?
3. Have you considered what happened before and what happens after the section you are cutting?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Cutting Lines
Shakespeare, being a poet, wrote much more than he ever expected to be presented on a stage. Knowing this, you will need to examine your assigned sections of text to determine where you should make cuts. Take out repetition, unnecessary exchanges, and slow speeches.
For example:
Things to think about:
1. What is each character trying to say?
2. Does the speech/exchange still make sense with your cuts?
3. Have you considered what happened before and what happens after the section you are cutting?
For example:
1. What is each character trying to say?
2. Does the speech/exchange still make sense with your cuts?
3. Have you considered what happened before and what happens after the section you are cutting?
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