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Show 100 HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS OF INTERPRETATION The old rule was that "Words commas, hyphens, or parentheses. in parentheses should be read in a lower key and faster." This will of the ideas enclosed not stand the acid test of good speech. Many the by commas, hyphens, and parentheses are more important than rest of the sentence. They are valuable, spontaneous, after-thoughts which are used commonly in extempore speaking. It is interesting place when used in conversation; but how easy it is to spot the learned speech in debate of or oratory by the lowering of the voice and the fast reading parenthetical ideas. Practically every high school pupil will read, to note how such phrases take their proper "On the sea, and at the Hogue, sixteen hundred ninety-two, Did the English fight the French, woe to Francel"- with "sixteen hundred ninety-two" and "woe to France" thrown French" given an upward in away, and "Did the English fight the flection. Pupils are also allowed to read verse like this, with the first half Such of the line made important and the last half unimportant. reading produces that awful see-saw melody. For careful drill in emphasis the teacher will be much interested and instructed in studying the work of Canon Fleming as discussed by Ayres in his "Essentials of Elocution." A study of these chap Test the emphasis of ters will prove stimulating and beneficial. and then judge for both and ways, reading by Fleming, Ayres the printed page in skill such handling your practice, yourself. By will grow. For college students this step should be considered beginning classes in interpretation, in every step, but should be especially stressed in separate courses in Shakespeare. The study of the great bard of Avon will afford splendid practice in discrimination and bringing out the important idea. The habit of bringing out the strong ideas and tripping over the unimportant For College. in all the should be established. Such read and easy to understand. a habit makes all literature easy to If one can read Shakespeare with dis crimination he cn read anything well. |
