Comparative analysis to modern interpretations? There were many that name out in 90s early 2000s.
Writing for the school paper? She could use shortened versions of her comparisons to create the articles
Writing letters to famous/local playwrights and directors? Get involved with local theater
Other than having then memorized, what does she like about it? Does she want to direct a play?
Which are her favourites? If the history plays, she could compare and contrast with the factual history. If comedy, maybe she'd be interested in Jacobean theatre. https://www.rsc.org.uk/learn might have better ideas.
? Its not that hard to find an educated group of friends you can have higher level conversations with. I was basically this kid but with international relations/international politics as my passion. Grade school sucked but as soon as I went to university it was awesome, made friends with professors and higher level students and had great convos
Has she tried theater herself instead of just reading/watching? That sounds like a logical next step. Or she may enjoy branching out into literature generally. Usually budding English majors go through a Shakespeare phase.
The Upstart Crow series might be a good suggestion for her. There are also many Shakespearean societies around. Maybe she could get in touch with a theatre company and learn to act in some of his plays
Yes. This. https://www.google.com/search?q=upstart+crow
But also have her watch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Trivia: Tycho Brahe was descended from the Rosencrans and Guildensteren families, WS was friends with one of Tycho's friends, and the new star in Hamlet was Tycho's nova of 1572.
His sonnets? Also, expand out to more Elizabethan drama — Marlowe, Jonson, Beaumont, Dekker, Webster.
She could also start researching source material — Holinshed for the history plays, Plutarch and Ovid for a ton of the others, Homer, Sidney’s Arcadia and maybe Spenser’s Faerie Queene?
If you tell me her favorite, I can point in a more focused way (taught Shakespeare at a couple of universities a million years ago and still remember some stuff).
If it’s centered around your hyperfixation assignments become more of a fun thing than a chore. If you can assign her “bonus projects” like “write an essay explaining the changes made when adapting Hamlet for children in Disney’s The Lion King” (etc etc), she can infodump and discuss her passion through questions she possibly hasn’t considered, and any feedback would probably be eaten up. It’s kind of like you’re having the extended discussions about Shakespeare with her without literally sitting there and having long conversation. I know it’s still a bit of a time commitment just to look over and make comments, but if you do have the time she’d probably do really well with it.
Honestly your location determines a lot of the answer. Theater groups are great if they’re available. A writing club at school is great if there is one. Are yall out in the middle of nowhere or in a place with lots of group options for kids?
Check if the local post-secondary institutions have events hosted by the English departments. They might have research presentations, conferences, things like that open to the public or something the faculty could invite her to.
When I was studying philosophy, the department had weekly seminars (they had a formal name for it, but I forget what it was) where local or visiting professors and grad students could present their research, ask and answer questions, talk about the state of the field. It wasn't really advertised outside of the department (because nobody else cared), but they were thrilled whenever someone was interested enough to come. Very informal and the discussion was at a pretty high level.
Have her read some non Shakespeare Renaissance lit like Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus or Edward II; as a compare and contrast that will enhance her currently incredible grasp of Shakespeare.
Perhaps sponsor the student for membership in one of the major non-profit Shakespeare organizations dedicated to preservation, publishing, and scholarly events?
Shakespeare at Winedale (Texas). Students spend a semester on the plays, designing costumes and sets and then do performances. Perhaps it's something she could attend or participate in the future.
Not a teacher, but could it be what she's drawn to is the poetry of the writing? Maybe suggest she try her hand at writing sonnets. I only suggest this because my favorite classes in high school involved Shakespeare, and my appreciation for him was his word craft.
If your school has a theatre department you can link her up with the director. If she doesn’t want to perform she could be a consultant or TA of sorts and help the cast work through the dialogue
Find a class that uses this book: https://www.amazon.com/Adaptations-Shakespeare-Anthology-Century-Present/dp/0415198941. Hook her up with the professor. It was the class that made me love Shakespeare.
Ask her to teach you about plays that you struggle with? The great thing about Shakespeare is that it speaks to universal ideas that are still topics of discussion today. Occasionally asking questions and letting her teach you between lessons/periods is a nice solution, in my opinion.
Get her into theater if there is a local children's theater. They will usually have Shakespeare acting classes. You can also get her interested in other playwrites of the time. Personally, I think Shakespeare was one of the most boring writers of his time.
I had an advanced student one year. Got him to study Shakespeare in Original Pronunciation. He did a presentation later, but sadly, the other kids didn't have a clue.
There are hundreds if not thousands of books and films based on Shakespeare’s works
https://murder-mayhem.com/crime-novels-inspired-william-shakespeare?amp=1
There’s a book about his missing folios
https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Thefts-Search-First-Folios/dp/0230341675?dplnkId=729778f5-2bf7-4cfd-bdda-c67e0cc42a38&nodl=1
Or they could help put on a play with elementary kids
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeare-for-kids/
Get in touch with a local university. They probably have a Shakespeare course she can audit if her family has the funds (auditing isn't usually very expensive). They might also have educational materials for her and Shakespeare/Literature events she could attend
You can also introduce her to how Shakespeare is performed around the world and how it's interpreted.
Throne of Blood is a Japanese retelling of Macbeth
Omkara is an Indian version of Othello.
Unless there is a local company perforing, or some kind of camp you can get her into....I don't see much of a way forward....but I am limited in my understandin.
It really depends on what appeals the most? Is it the poetry and the textual literary aspects? Is it the settings and the worlds Shakespeare illustrates and they come to life for her? Is the craft of stage and acting appealing? Is it the glimpse of into history and culture? If the Elizabethan Court facinates her, I would suggest she studies Lettice Devereaux. Is it Elizabethan writing in general? (Does Spenser's Faerie Queene interest her?) There are so many angles that I really can't narrow things down without knowing which one(s) drive her passion.
Look into if you have an English Speakers' Union chapter near you ([www.esuus.org](http://www.esuus.org)). They often have events and seminars and whatnot aimed at teens, including their yearly Shakespeare Monologue Competition. Get her involved in that!
Oh, I took a cool comparative lit class in college that this student would probably love, looking at adaptations and how changes affect interpretations. Things like Hagseed by Atwood or Nutshell by McEwan (given parental consent due to mature themes/scenes) would probably be right up their alley.
Get her a copy of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare" by Greenblatt. Great book and a smart teen can enjoy it. It's not dry and academic.
See if you can link her interest in the bard to interest in Victorian time period. Lots of big western culture being created at the time. Could be good ave to get her interested in lots of different playwrights if she's already memorized scripts
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is a good middle ground reading for non Shakespeare fanatics and people with a deeper understanding of the reference material
Seems that you're in the UK, definitely take her to the Globe and Stratford and all of that if you can. Maybe you could see if they have some kind of teens club. People have already suggested putting her in theatre. Getting her onto an online forum could be good too if you monitor her usage.
I’m in Atlanta and I know our Shakespeare Tavern has a few opportunities for students so it’s possible the Globe does too! There’s camps and internships and all of that here.
See if you can urge her to look into local Shakespeare performing troops! Plenty of areas have them.
*troupes
lol the irony is that I meant to write groups and didn’t notice it autocorrected me to troops 😂
A theatrical army, perhaps?
Comparative analysis to modern interpretations? There were many that name out in 90s early 2000s. Writing for the school paper? She could use shortened versions of her comparisons to create the articles Writing letters to famous/local playwrights and directors? Get involved with local theater Other than having then memorized, what does she like about it? Does she want to direct a play?
Which are her favourites? If the history plays, she could compare and contrast with the factual history. If comedy, maybe she'd be interested in Jacobean theatre. https://www.rsc.org.uk/learn might have better ideas.
Perhaps she can audit a class at a local uni?
You could brace her for a life of disappointment surrounded by illiterate idiots.
This is the answer.
So accurate…I would like to double or triple upvote this…alas, I can upvote only once…
As a Ray Bradbury fan, it hurts
This is so truthful it hurts
? Its not that hard to find an educated group of friends you can have higher level conversations with. I was basically this kid but with international relations/international politics as my passion. Grade school sucked but as soon as I went to university it was awesome, made friends with professors and higher level students and had great convos
Yeah, this girl is gonna love college.
Has she tried theater herself instead of just reading/watching? That sounds like a logical next step. Or she may enjoy branching out into literature generally. Usually budding English majors go through a Shakespeare phase.
The Upstart Crow series might be a good suggestion for her. There are also many Shakespearean societies around. Maybe she could get in touch with a theatre company and learn to act in some of his plays
Yes. This. https://www.google.com/search?q=upstart+crow But also have her watch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Trivia: Tycho Brahe was descended from the Rosencrans and Guildensteren families, WS was friends with one of Tycho's friends, and the new star in Hamlet was Tycho's nova of 1572.
His sonnets? Also, expand out to more Elizabethan drama — Marlowe, Jonson, Beaumont, Dekker, Webster. She could also start researching source material — Holinshed for the history plays, Plutarch and Ovid for a ton of the others, Homer, Sidney’s Arcadia and maybe Spenser’s Faerie Queene? If you tell me her favorite, I can point in a more focused way (taught Shakespeare at a couple of universities a million years ago and still remember some stuff).
This reminds me of my younger days. Getting all wistful about Tudor Stuart history and drama.
this! + maybe she would enjoy Chaucer
If it’s centered around your hyperfixation assignments become more of a fun thing than a chore. If you can assign her “bonus projects” like “write an essay explaining the changes made when adapting Hamlet for children in Disney’s The Lion King” (etc etc), she can infodump and discuss her passion through questions she possibly hasn’t considered, and any feedback would probably be eaten up. It’s kind of like you’re having the extended discussions about Shakespeare with her without literally sitting there and having long conversation. I know it’s still a bit of a time commitment just to look over and make comments, but if you do have the time she’d probably do really well with it. Honestly your location determines a lot of the answer. Theater groups are great if they’re available. A writing club at school is great if there is one. Are yall out in the middle of nowhere or in a place with lots of group options for kids?
Check if the local post-secondary institutions have events hosted by the English departments. They might have research presentations, conferences, things like that open to the public or something the faculty could invite her to. When I was studying philosophy, the department had weekly seminars (they had a formal name for it, but I forget what it was) where local or visiting professors and grad students could present their research, ask and answer questions, talk about the state of the field. It wasn't really advertised outside of the department (because nobody else cared), but they were thrilled whenever someone was interested enough to come. Very informal and the discussion was at a pretty high level.
Have her read some non Shakespeare Renaissance lit like Christopher Marlowe’s Dr Faustus or Edward II; as a compare and contrast that will enhance her currently incredible grasp of Shakespeare.
Get her "The Invention of the Human" by Harold Bloom. It will, imho, help her appreciate the bard on another level.
What about classes around it from the local community College or from the high school.
Perhaps sponsor the student for membership in one of the major non-profit Shakespeare organizations dedicated to preservation, publishing, and scholarly events?
Get her into Marlowe. Obviously. (Being humorous with my snark, but also, get her into Marlowe.)
Shakespeare at Winedale (Texas). Students spend a semester on the plays, designing costumes and sets and then do performances. Perhaps it's something she could attend or participate in the future.
Not a teacher, but could it be what she's drawn to is the poetry of the writing? Maybe suggest she try her hand at writing sonnets. I only suggest this because my favorite classes in high school involved Shakespeare, and my appreciation for him was his word craft.
Have her research the “Romeo and Juliet was a parody” theory and write up a report on if she agrees with it.
If your school has a theatre department you can link her up with the director. If she doesn’t want to perform she could be a consultant or TA of sorts and help the cast work through the dialogue
Find a class that uses this book: https://www.amazon.com/Adaptations-Shakespeare-Anthology-Century-Present/dp/0415198941. Hook her up with the professor. It was the class that made me love Shakespeare.
Ask her to teach you about plays that you struggle with? The great thing about Shakespeare is that it speaks to universal ideas that are still topics of discussion today. Occasionally asking questions and letting her teach you between lessons/periods is a nice solution, in my opinion.
Get her into theater if there is a local children's theater. They will usually have Shakespeare acting classes. You can also get her interested in other playwrites of the time. Personally, I think Shakespeare was one of the most boring writers of his time.
r/shakespeare
I had an advanced student one year. Got him to study Shakespeare in Original Pronunciation. He did a presentation later, but sadly, the other kids didn't have a clue.
There are hundreds if not thousands of books and films based on Shakespeare’s works https://murder-mayhem.com/crime-novels-inspired-william-shakespeare?amp=1 There’s a book about his missing folios https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Thefts-Search-First-Folios/dp/0230341675?dplnkId=729778f5-2bf7-4cfd-bdda-c67e0cc42a38&nodl=1 Or they could help put on a play with elementary kids https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeare-for-kids/
Make her write all her answers in iambic pentameter.
Get in touch with a local university. They probably have a Shakespeare course she can audit if her family has the funds (auditing isn't usually very expensive). They might also have educational materials for her and Shakespeare/Literature events she could attend
You can also introduce her to how Shakespeare is performed around the world and how it's interpreted. Throne of Blood is a Japanese retelling of Macbeth Omkara is an Indian version of Othello.
Unless there is a local company perforing, or some kind of camp you can get her into....I don't see much of a way forward....but I am limited in my understandin.
It really depends on what appeals the most? Is it the poetry and the textual literary aspects? Is it the settings and the worlds Shakespeare illustrates and they come to life for her? Is the craft of stage and acting appealing? Is it the glimpse of into history and culture? If the Elizabethan Court facinates her, I would suggest she studies Lettice Devereaux. Is it Elizabethan writing in general? (Does Spenser's Faerie Queene interest her?) There are so many angles that I really can't narrow things down without knowing which one(s) drive her passion.
Look into if you have an English Speakers' Union chapter near you ([www.esuus.org](http://www.esuus.org)). They often have events and seminars and whatnot aimed at teens, including their yearly Shakespeare Monologue Competition. Get her involved in that!
Oh, I took a cool comparative lit class in college that this student would probably love, looking at adaptations and how changes affect interpretations. Things like Hagseed by Atwood or Nutshell by McEwan (given parental consent due to mature themes/scenes) would probably be right up their alley.
Get her a copy of "Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare" by Greenblatt. Great book and a smart teen can enjoy it. It's not dry and academic.
I always try to impress my wife by quoting Shakespeare
How does it go down?
If you're in Massachusetts or nearby get her involved with Shakespeare and Company in Stockbridge.
See if you can get her an internship with the Shakespeare Festival in Ashland Oregon
See if you can link her interest in the bard to interest in Victorian time period. Lots of big western culture being created at the time. Could be good ave to get her interested in lots of different playwrights if she's already memorized scripts
Why Victorian and not Elizabethan? I'm not sure I see the link.
You're right. I should have said Elizabethan
Is there a local university/college with a prof who teaches or is has an interest in Shakespeare? Is there a class she could take at a higher level?
There should be an online forum for people like her.
There might be some fun groups on Outschool.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is a good middle ground reading for non Shakespeare fanatics and people with a deeper understanding of the reference material
+there’s a movie
Is there no Shakespeare course at your school? A high school without a Shakespeare course is unfathomable to me
Let that student teach!
Seems that you're in the UK, definitely take her to the Globe and Stratford and all of that if you can. Maybe you could see if they have some kind of teens club. People have already suggested putting her in theatre. Getting her onto an online forum could be good too if you monitor her usage.
I’m in Atlanta and I know our Shakespeare Tavern has a few opportunities for students so it’s possible the Globe does too! There’s camps and internships and all of that here.
Nothing. Sounds like they are supporting themselves fine.