Talk:BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 2: Richard III

I received these questions via e-mail:

Hello Olaf,

I am in your monday group and I have a question to the assignment. In question number two we are supposed to place the scene in the content of the play. I am not sure which edition I am supposed to use here, since the fact, that the prince is supposed to be brought to London is only mentioned in the folio edition and not in the quarto edition. But in my opinion this is important for the further plot and for me to be able to state the importance of this particular scene. It would be great if you could give me just a short answer which will help me continuing the assignment. Thank you!

Marion

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Lieber Herr Simons,

ich habe ein Problem.

Leider kann ich nicht so viel mit dem question No.2 von unserem Assignment-"Locate the passage within the context of the play." (Richard the 3rd) anfangen. Ich habe mit anderen Mitstudenten darüber diskutiert, aber es hat mir auch nicht viel geholfen. Sie meinten, dass wir schreiben sollen, was für eine Rolle this selected passage in the play spielt. Ich habe ganze Zeit überlegt, aber es ist mir immer noch nicht klar. Was meinen Sie eigentlich mit dieser Frage?

Wenn ich darf, möchte ich diese Frage an Sie stellen. Vielen Dank für Ihre Antwort. Ich wünsche Ihnen schönes Wochende.

Mit freundlichem Gruß, InJung Kim

One thing first: Do not send me any such questions privately via e-mail since I am determined not to answer you privately (to the disdavantage of all who do not contact me with their personal questions).

Secondly: the task is designed to help you in all your further work. If you analyse a passage of a book or play you must do it with an awareness of the context in which one finds these lines. You have to be able to locate the passage in question, and you will find out more about any passage you quote once you know more about it than that it can be found in act x, scene y. best --Olaf Simons 13:02, 2 June 2007 (CEST)