Whilst looking at the text and play itself, we decided to try a modernisation of the text. It meant that we took every single line and turn the language into contemporary language. This also meant the we had to change certain setting. For instance we originally sit up right on two wooden chairs however in the modernisation we were sitting slouched on a sofa. The directions we the same but we modernised the environment we were in.
When it came to changing the language, it defiantly helped that we knew our lines off by heart and that we understood what the lines were saying. As if we didn't we would never have been able to modernise the text and show the right emotion in the text. For instance my first line in the original text is
"What an impertinent thing is a young girl bred in a nunnery. How full of question. Prithee no more Helena. I have told thee more then thou understand'st already."
And due to the fact I knew what florinda was saying I was able to change it to...
"Helena, you are going to become a nun. So stop asking me questions about sex because there is no point in me telling you"
True, this is not an exact translation of what Florinda originally says but it is the gist of the line with the subtext behind Florinda and her sister's conversation. I think that this exercise was extremely helpful as it proved that we understood the context and subtext of the scene. It also shows how we understand the emotions and meaning of our scene. Mainly it meant that we were able to relate to the characters as we put them in a modern scenario.
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