Shakespeare Introduction

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Shakespeare 

Intro to Shakespeare 

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Guess: Shakespeare was born in which century?

1. 14th Century
2. 15th Century
3. 16th Century
4. 17th Century

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts."
-As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.
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What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet..."
-Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II

"To be or not to be—that is the question."

- Hamlet, Act III, Scene I.

“God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.”

(Hamlet, act 3 scene 1)

Shakespeare's life (1564 - 1616)

• April 1564: born in Stratford-upon-Avon
  
• November 1582: marries Anne Hathaway
  
• May 1583: daughter Susanna born
  
• early 1585: twins Judith and Hamnet born
  
• c. 1585: begins acting career in London
  
• c. 1592: well-known dramatist in London
  
• August 1596: son Hamnet dies
  
• c. 1610: retires to Stratford, buys a large house there
  
• 23 April 1616: dies in Stratford
  

Guess: How many plays (toneelstukken) did Shakespeare write?

1. 31
2. 37
3. 49
4. 54

Shakespearean Comedies

1. A struggle of young lovers overcoming difficulty

2. A separation and reunification

3. Mistaken identities

4. Frequent use of puns and wordplay

5. A clever servant or friend

6. Story ends with marriage(s)

Shakespearean Tragedies

1. Tragic flaw

2. Supernatural elements

3. Revenge

4. An internal struggle

5. External pressure

6. Story ends with (mass) death

How many sonnets (gedichten) did Shakespeare write?

1. 154
2. 265
3. 765
4. 5

Sonnets

- Shakespeare's main form of poetry

- 14-line poem 

- 1609: Shakespeare's Sonnets = 154 poems

- Focused on love, devotion, delight, pride

- Or darker themes: shame, disgust, fear

Sonnet 18

This is one of Shakespeare's sonnets turned into a rap. 

Watch and learn.

There are a number of reasons to study Shakespeare:

1. The Tragedy plot is one of the seven basic plots.

2. He has some extraordinary storylines

3. Shakespeare's characters are very powerful

4. His plays are full of meaning and messages that are still relevant today. 

Shakespeare

• Shakespeare = influential writer in all of English literature
• 37 plays, 154 sonnets
• Famous stories and movies are based on his works, such as Lion King (Hamlet), West Side Story (Romeo & Juliet)  & She's the Man (Twelth Night)
• 500+ film adaptions of his plays

Shakespeare 

A midsummer night's dream

Romeo and Juliet 

 Othello 

Romeo and Juliet is

1. a tragedy
2. a historic play
3. a comedy
4. a sonnet

Which English words were first used by Shakespeare?

1. Fair play
2. A heart of gold
3. Love is blind
4. Gossip