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> why not get other people to read the lines out to you? Among other reasons, that I didn't think it would help. Getting someone else to read it does provide
by recursive 2y ago
> why not get other people to read the lines out to you?
Among other reasons, that I didn't think it would help. Getting someone else to read it does provide the possible benefit of hearing emphasis and inflection. The downside is that it becomes difficult to go back and re-read a difficult passage. My uninformed guess is that the cumulative result of this is approximately a wash.
I can't bring myself to write this with a matching degree of sarcasm.
- olddustytrail 2y agoWell it was jokey sarcasm so don't worry about it. :) What I mean is trying to get a Shakespeare play by reading it, is like trying to get a film by reading the script! Sure, if you're an experienced actor or director that'll work but for regular folks just watch it performed! Seriously, you wouldn't take a film recommendation and start by reading the script would you? You might read it later if you really liked it but you watch it first. Get the details later.
- recursive 2y agoWell, I mean, it wasn't my idea. I can't take the credit or blame. It was the required reading for my literature class. But... I still don't think my comprehension would have been great if I had been watching a performance instead. It would establish an upper bound on time investment, which would have been a plus I guess.