Tag: Shakespeare

Then, spend some time on the internet researching the Chumash People and their language project. How is language power for a culture?

Language is such an important part of culture…don’t forget, culture is learned and shared…and much of that is through language. We learn both verbal and nonverbal forms of communication, and thus everything from personal space to the ability to discuss a particular topic is shaped and constrained by language…

1. read the two articles below and write a brief summary/response for each.

2. Then, spend some time on the internet researching the Chumash People and their language project. How is language power for a culture?

“Shakespeare in the Bush”

http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/editors_pick/1966_08-09_pick.html (Links to an external site.)

“Why Don’t You Say What You Mean?”

https://nanopdf.com/download/why-dont-you-say-what-you-mean_pdf (Links to an external site.)

Identify and describe in detail at least ten specific examples of nonverbal messages and explain how the cue was used and the effect it had.

Victor Victoria NonVerbal Cues Project

https://archive.org/details/victo.-victoria-1982

After viewing the 1982 version of the movie “Victor Victoria” (with Julie Andrews and James Garner), write a 1 ½ to 2 page, double-spaced essay on the various types of the non-verbal cues used in the movie. Such cues may be used to establish any of the aspects of the story line, such as time, location, relationships, emotions, mood, etc. In addition, due to the subject of the movie, they may be used to establish and enhance the gender of the characters. Keep in mind that such gender-based cues may include subtle messages to make males seem more masculine, females more feminine. In this particular movie they may also be used to make a male seem feminine and a female seem masculine. Also remember that nonverbal cues can include gestures, facial expressions, body movements, body appearance, eye contact, the use of space, colors, touch, even the use of silence.

Identify and describe in detail at least ten specific examples of nonverbal messages and explain how the cue was used and the effect it had.

What is Shakespeare telling us about his play and our lives through your chosen theme? What is he trying to tell his readers through it and his play?

Examine an idea or theme, which runs throughout the text of Hamlet and relates to the class focus on gender.

Analyze moments when your chosen idea appears and consider the idea’s importance to the work as a whole.

What is Shakespeare telling us about his play and our lives through your chosen theme? What is he trying to tell his readers through it and his play?