How Long to Read Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others

How Long Does it Take to Read Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others by Sidney Homan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Sidney Homan defines a pivotal line as “a moment in the script that serves as a pathway into the larger play ... a magnet to which the rest of the play, scenes before and after, adheres.” He offers his personal choices of such lines in five plays by Shakespeare and works by Beckett, Brecht, Pinter, Shepard, and Stoppard. Drawing on his own experience in the theatre as actor and director and on campus as a teacher and scholar, he pairs a Shakespearean play with one by a modern playwright as mirrors for each other. One reviewer calls his approach “ground-breaking.” Another observes that his “experience with the particular plays he has chosen is invaluable” since it allows us to find “a wedge into such iconic texts.” Academics and students alike will find this volume particularly useful in aiding their own discovery of a pivotal line or moment in the experience of reading about, watching, or performing in a play.

How long is Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others?

Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others by Sidney Homan is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others aloud.

What Reading Level is Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others?

Pivotal Lines in Shakespeare and Others is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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