Shakespeare Monologues for Men edited by Luke Dixon makes the point that Shakespeare did not prepare his plays for publication. The punctuation has changed to meet the needs of actors delivering the speeches and editors preparing the texts for publication, although there is the First Folio.
Snowball activity: What is the purpose of punctuation? 1 minute on own, 2 minutes in pairs and 4 minutes in fours.
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Provide students with a speech and the following list breathe, rest, pause, change of gear, change of thought (Dixon, 12). Ask them to decide the role of the different punctuation marks and to be prepared to explain why they have reached their conclusions. You may also wish to provide 'wild cards' for things such as emphasis.
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