Saturday, February 7, 2009

Capitals

Authority has us so well conditioned. For example, when you read something that is in all-caps, it's as if you can hear the person who wrote it yelling their words at you. This may be the desired effect, but what if everything was written in capitals? I recently encountered an entire piece of writing in capitals and I was unable to get the voice to stop yelling. Interesting.

If Romeo was truly yelling this, the scene would be ruined. So try to 'turn off the all-caps in your mind'

BUT, SOFT! WHAT LIGHT THROUGH YONDER WINDOW BREAKS?
IT IS THE EAST, AND JULIET IS THE SUN.
ARISE, FAIR SUN, AND KILL THE ENVIOUS MOON,
WHO IS ALREADY SICK AND PALE WITH GRIEF,

THAT THO HER MAID ART FAR MORE FAIR THAN SHE:
BUT NOT HER MAID, SINCE SHE IS ENVIOUS;
HER VESTAL LIVERY IS BUT SICK AND GREEN
AND NONE BUT FOOLS DO WEAR IT; CAST IT OFF.
IT IS MY LADY, O, IT IS MY LOVE!