HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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Name the queen and the king who reigned successively in Shakespeare's time and name the historical period: |
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About the queen |
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Daughter of: Dates of reign Known as: What happened during her reign as far as commerce and geographical expansion are concerned? This was a period when
Was she a popular queen? |
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About the king |
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Son of: Dates of reign:
He was very religious what happened under his reign?(something to do with the Bible)
Was he a popular monarch? |
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SHAKESPEARE
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HIS WORK
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SHAKESPEARE
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date of birth: place of birth: date of death: burial place: about his father: name job: about his mother: name: origins: brothers and sisters? yes no details marriage: date: wifes name: age? Number of children: details |
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HIS CAREER AS AN ACTOR AND PLAYWRIGHT |
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Year he decided to go to London to become an actor: The Lost Years: this expression refers to a particular period in Shakespeares life Find the dates Explain the expression
Where did he perform most of his plays? 1592 : Shakespeare had to stop writing plays. Why? Shakespeare only wrote plays. right wrong . Justify |
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THE PLAYS |
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How many plays did he write?
Name some of his plays (date, tragedy? Comedy? Historical play?) |
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TRAGEDIES |
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COMEDIES |
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HISTORICAL PLAYS |
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THE SONNETS |
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Give an example it would be nice to have it read or sung |
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Here is a short summary of some of his plays
Find out which ones they are :
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In this tragedy, two lovers commit suicide as their love is made impossible by the lifelong enmity between their families. The play is set in Verona, the families are the? And the? |
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A comedy where love, fantasy humour and music are closely linked. Oberon and Titania King and Queen of the forest have quarrelled ... Puck a mischievous sprite put some love juice on the wrong humans eyes and two men end up courting the same woman Titania victim of a charm falls in love with an ass... |
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A tragedy set in Venice. A villain Iago , a loving wife Desdemona and a Moore who kills his loving wife out of jealousy and ends up stabbing himself |
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He is a Prince of Denmark. His mother and his uncle have murdered his father whom he must avenge. He pretends he is mad. His lover Ophelia believing he is really mad drown herself. He is famous for his metaphysical hesitation "To be or not to be : that is the question:" |
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A historical play where a young English king claims the throne of France |
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THE GLOBE
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THE LONDON THEATRES
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Where did players perform?
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What sort of entertainment would people also go and see? |
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About the theatres in London |
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First one built by:
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1582,1592,1603 and 1607 were bad years for the theatres |
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You can have a virtual view of the original Globe at: http://virtual.clemson.edu/caah/shakespr/VRGLOBE/index.htm Constructed in: where? Who by? Also called: Its motto: Name of the first play performed in it: What happened in 1613? Consequence? When did it close permanently? |
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5.About the building |
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Its shape: What was it made of? |
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6.Where was the audience? |
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7.Where were the actors? |
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Name of the different parts of the stage: |
Possible use during a play |
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8.About the performance and the actors |
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When where the play performed?
How did you know a play was being performed?
Who played the female parts in a play? Why?
Could you watch a play any day during the week? Why?
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9.The Globe nowadays |
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have a virtual visit of todays Globe at : http://www.rdg.ac.uk/globe/Globe.html
Where can you find a replica of the Globe?
When was the building completed?
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Shakespeare
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music
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Music had a very important place during that period: |
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Give examples |
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The Madrigal was at his peak . Find the names of some famous English composers and illustrate with sound files |
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What sort of music would Shakespeare have heard in court? find examples |
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What would he have heard in church? find examples |
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What would he have heard in the streets or in markets? find examples |
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Or in an inn? find examples |
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Music was very important in the plays too: find examples |
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What sort of instrument were being played? illustrate |
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