The Winter's Tale
Author: William Shakespeare
A fully dramatized recording by Arkangel (2007)
On my reading list for 2020 is a play by Shakespeare. I chose The Winter's Tale because The Literary Life Podcast will be discussing this play soon. I decided to listen to an audio version of the play, but also use a written version along with the audio. The audio version I chose was the dramatized recording from Arkangel. This was very easy to listen to. I have tried other dramatized versions that were difficult to listen to because there was too much going on at once. The Arkangel version generally had just one person speaking at a time. Sometimes there was background music, but it didn't distract from the dialogue. Before beginning the audio version, I read the cast list and opening scene from the written version. This familiarized me with the setting and the characters and the general direction of the play. Then I would listen to the audio. After listening to a portion I would sometimes go back to the written version and read parts or get clarification if I was confused about who was speaking or what was happening. This worked really well for me. I was able to follow the characters and the story without much trouble.
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