How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig

Author:Ken Ludwig
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780307951519
Publisher: Random House Inc.
Published: 2013-06-10T20:00:00+00:00

Seven Sweet

Kids Kind

Took True

Voice Valiant

And the o in the word voice even helped us with the next adjective in the speech, old.

but for

sweet Jack Falstaff,

kind Jack Falstaff,

true Jack Falstaff,

valiant Jack Falstaff,

and therefore more valiant

being as he is

old Jack Falstaff,

The Subtlety of Falstaff

This last phrase epitomizes Falstaff’s extraordinary wit and intelligence:

and therefore more valiant being as he is old Jack Falstaff,

It is not only logical and obviously true—that when you’re old, you have to be extra-valiant in order to be valiant at all—but it is also very touching: It appeals not only to the brain but also to the heart. One of the goals of this book is to introduce your children to the nuances of language, and this last phrase of the speech is a prime example.

and therefore more valiant

being as he is old Jack Falstaff,

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