Shakespeare vs hip-hop - lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

GOAL

Understand who William Shakespeare was and why his works are still relevant.

William Shakespeare

“Maybe it’s hatred I spew, maybe it’s food for the spirit”

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop /rap

Eminem

''God has given you one face, and you make yourself another''

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-hop

“To destroy the beauty from which one came”​

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop

Jay-Z

“Men would rather use their broken records than their bare hands”

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop

Othello

"I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this."

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-hop / rap

Meek Mills

Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop / rap

The tempest

'Sleep is the cousin of death'

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop / rap

Nas

“The most benevolent king communicates through your dreams”

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-Hop / rap

Wu-Tang clan

wu tang clan 

"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes."

1. Shakespeare
2. Hip-hop / rap

Tupac (inspired by maya angelou)

Both use...

Wordplay & double meanings 
Shakespeare’s puns = rap’s metaphors

Rhythm & flow 
Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter (five sets, two beats), rappers use beats & rhyme schemes sometimes iambic pantementer

Social & cultural themes 

 Both discuss power, love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge

how many words did Shakespeare invent?

1. 1700
2. none
3. 10
4. 1000

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