shakespeareguru
shakespeareguru
Female
August 5, 2010
Teacher
English / Literature / Writing, Music / Performing Arts
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC, US (1983 - 1987)
Reading, classic movies, eating really good food, traveling. I also used to ride and show horses and would love to get back to that someday!
Biography
For the past 15 years I've led an interesting double life: A High School English teacher (all grade levels) and an actor, director and writer. Currently, I am a Teaching Artist specializing in working with all grade levels (Elementary through College) -- students and teachers -- on bringing the PLAY back to working with the plays of Shakespeare. This definitely involves less thinking and more doing. Find out more about me and my work at: www.mcmendenhall.com
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Answered a Question in Much Ado About Nothing
Don John appears in one scene in Act III -- scene ii. It is important to note...
Answered a Question in King Lear
It shows deep thoughtfulness that you are considering the character of the Fool in...
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
You are correct to note that Portia appears to be worried or nervous. ...
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Ronsencrantz and Guildenstern (R & G) are somewhat mysterious figures in the...
Answered a Question in Hamlet
Actually, according to the text, Hamlet intends to "catch the conscience of...
Answered a Question in Oedipus Rex
bchan182 is right! The structural requirements of a Greek Tragedy compel...
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Benvolio isn't the flashiest of characters in the play, and sometimes he gets a...
Answered a Question in King Lear
Shakespeare plays upon the double meaning of the word "nature" in this scene. The...
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
It is interesting to consider what Shakespeare wanted to be most clear about...
Answered a Question in Othello
Though you are technically only allowed one question per submission, I have only...
Answered a Question in Shakespeare's Sonnets
All of Shakespeare's sonnets follow the set "English form." In each sonnet,...
Answered a Question in Othello
You must be careful, when reading a play, not to be too quick to look for...
Answered a Question in Macbeth
This is spoken by the First Witch to the other two Witches in Act I, scene iii. ...
Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
I would say that its dramatic significance or purpose is three-fold: To set the...
Answered a Question in Macbeth
It is a classic horror device to use the darkness of night to create suspense. ...
Answered a Question in Macbeth
First, let's be clear about what a parody is. Entoes has a great definition:...
Answered a Question in Much Ado About Nothing
I notice that you had associated your question with Ted Hughes' Shakespeare and...
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
The most famous quote that fits your interest in Juliet and whether she believes...
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
Shylock's serving man Launcelot Gobbo also desires and gains his freedom from...
Answered a Question in Richard II
The play Richard II is one of Shakespeare's History Plays and, therefore, isn't...
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Day One: Tybalt, Benvolio and Capulet/Montague servants are...
Answered a Question in The Merchant of Venice
I assume that you are referring to Act IV, scene i, when Portia appears at the...
Answered a Question in Grammar
Your verbs must agree, and that sense of agreement has everything to do with...
