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North Star Study Guide

Follow the link below to read the study guide for North Star created by Sydney Southwick (dramaturg), Laynie Calderwood (research assistant), and Catharine Jensen (graphic designer.)

North Star Study Guide

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Shakespeare’s Songs, Music, & Dancing “Strike up Pipers!” -Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Act V Scene iv
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“That is Not My Name!” Adaptations and Appearances of Rumpelstiltskin

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The funny thing about adaptations is that the author, playwright, screenwriter, poet, etc has a lot of freedom with how they choose to change the story for their adaptation. While it can also act as a retelling, an adaptation is a little different. Retellings are done in the same format with changes to the story, for example, Rumpelstiltskin by The Brothers Grimm and Rump by Liesl Shurtliff. Adaptations are created through a different medium and can be the same story or can also be a retelling at the same time, for example, Rump by Liesl Shurtliff and Rump: The Musical by Timothy Threlfall. Here are a few retellings, adaptations, and appearances of Rumpelstiltskin over the years:
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Much Ado About Shakespearean Secrets, Part 2

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Shakespeare’s Words, Insults, & Sonnets by Pollyanna Eyler “I have studied eight or nine wise words to speak to you,” -Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing, Act III Scene ii
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