A Year in the Life and Eliza-Speak

Recently I finished reading "A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599" by James Shapiro. I find myself going back the WS for a sense of what is really important in life, his frequently ambiguous POV on the events in his plays and a sense of consolation.

Frequently disillusioned with the work I see on stage in my community, I find I need to look at a source of a life lived in art and mystery; Mr. Shapiro's book presents juicy cases of cause and effect scenarios that seek to explain WS, but we have few facts about him, rather, we rely on interpretation of circumstantial evidence. Contradictions in character/person, my character and in people are becoming more salient to me at this point in the understanding of my "chapter.” Mr. Shapiro writes in a page-turning style.

Also, I found a link to a conference on Shakes. Below is the link to a pod-cast on speaking Shakespeare that includes a speech sample of "original" Elizabethan speak.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/more/will/?podcastItem=speakingfinal.mp3


Interview with James Shapiro: http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspx?authorID=24301&isbn13=9780060088736&displayType=bookinterview