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Diction and Character’s Values

Understanding diction is essential to being a solid reader of literature. Diction teaches us many things. One of these is “character values.” A person’s choice of words directly or indirectly tells us what he or she considers important.

Find an example of diction (a word, phrase, or set of words) that reveals a character’s values. Explain your choice.

Language

Share a line or two of Shakespeare's that you find particularly powerful, profound, funny, or just interesting.

Performance

Performance affects the written text. The way characters chose to say certain lines, how they chose to act, and their body language affects what words mean. For example, saying “I love you” can mean two different things, whether said sarcastically or passionately.

Answer one or both: a) Find a line or two in the play that you think can have two meanings, depending on how the character chooses to act out the lines. b) Find an example from the film that made you rethink about the meaning of a line or two because of how it was acted out on the screen.