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alexwolston
alexwolston

How does language affect the play as a whole?

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Posted by alexwolston on Tuesday March 20, 2007 at 8:42 AM and tagged with characters, the lion in winter, theme.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
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    Ah, isn't this a great play! So much fun.

    Turning to the question, language affects the play in at least three important ways.
    First, the dialogue is fun and lively, making it play well, but it is anachronistic, meaning it is unlikely that the people of the time would speak in this way. That makes the play fun, but historically…somewhat false.

    Second, there are references to mythic and Biblical stories, given this royal family squabble an extra sort of majesty.

    Third, there are many metaphors and figures of speech; these betray character as much as action does.

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    http://www.enotes.com/lion-winter/70468

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday March 20, 2007 at 10:59 AM