Shakespeare, an introduction

Shakespeare, an introduction
William Shakespeare, the most famous writer of them all. In this lesson you will become acquainted with The Bard and with some of his sonnets. 
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Shakespeare, an introduction
William Shakespeare, the most famous writer of them all. In this lesson you will become acquainted with The Bard and with some of his sonnets. 

Slide 1 - Slide

What do you already know about Shakespeare?

Slide 2 - Open question

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Slide 3 - Video

00:59
When and where was Shakespeare born?
A
1564 in London
B
1546 in Stratford upon Avon
C
1564 in Stratford Upon Avon
D
1546 in London

Slide 4 - Quiz

01:22
What did the Globe look like?
A
B
C
D

Slide 5 - Quiz

02:30
Why was it important to depict Richard III in a negative way?
A
He was much nicer than the Tudors who came after him.
B
In order to show what really happened.
C
It was well-known that Queen Elizabeth did not like him.
D
Because he was killed by Elizabeth's grandfather.

Slide 6 - Quiz

03:42
Why was it important for the plays that they could be acted indoors?
A
The players and audience preferred it.
B
They could be performed in winter.
C
They could use special effects.
D
King James did not like low temperatures.

Slide 7 - Quiz

04:33
Finish this sentence:
Words are used to portray ......
A
scenes that are too horrific to show on stage.
B
things you cannot show on stage.
C
many historical scenes.
D
the writer's ideas.

Slide 8 - Quiz

06:53
What is an iambic pentameter?
A
Ten syllables with the stress on the odd syllables.
B
Ten syllables with the stress on the even syllables.
C
Five syllables with the stress on every syllable.
D
Five syllables with alternating stress.

Slide 9 - Quiz

When and where was Shakespeare born?
A
1564 in London
B
1546 in Stratford upon Avon
C
1564 in Stratford Upon Avon
D
1546 in London

Slide 10 - Quiz

What did the Globe look like?
A
B
C
D

Slide 11 - Quiz

Why was it important to depict Richard III in a negative way?
A
He was much nicer than the Tudors who came after him.
B
In order to show what really happened.
C
It was well-known that Queen Elizabeth did not like him.
D
Because he was killed by Elizabeth's grandfather.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Why was it important for the plays that they could be acted indoors?
A
The players and audience preferred it.
B
They could be performed in winter.
C
They could use special effects.
D
King James did not like low temperatures.

Slide 13 - Quiz

Finish this sentence:
Words are used to portray ......
A
scenes that are too horrific to show on stage.
B
things you cannot show on stage.
C
many historical scenes.
D
the writer's ideas.

Slide 14 - Quiz

What is an iambic pentameter?
A
Ten syllables with the stress on the odd syllables.
B
Ten syllables with the stress on the even syllables.
C
Five syllables with the stress on every syllable.
D
Five syllables with alternating stress.

Slide 15 - Quiz

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Slide 16 - Slide

Take a guess: A Shakespearean sonnet (poem) has how many lines?
A
8
B
14
C
18
D
24

Slide 17 - Quiz

Take a guess: Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?
A
49
B
82
C
137
D
154

Slide 18 - Quiz

Shakespearean Sonnets
- A sonnet = 14-line poem
- Iambic Pentameter = emphasis on 2nd syllable (lettergreep)
                                             & every line has 10 syllables
   "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"
- Sonnet originally comes from Italy
- 1609: Shakespeare's Sonnets
- contained 154 poems

Slide 19 - Slide

Slide 20 - Video

True or false: "In Sonnet 18, a summer's day is more beautiful than Shakespeare's lover."
A
True
B
False

Slide 21 - Quiz

Sonnet 18
- Compares the author's
   lover to a summer's day 
- While summer is lovely...
- ... his lover is more beautiful
   and kind
- A summer's day will end,
   his love for her will not

Slide 22 - Slide

Slide 23 - Video

Sonnet 116 describes an extreme ideal of love, which is not mentioned about love?
A
It never changes
B
It outlasts death
C
It has no flaws
D
It is invaluable

Slide 24 - Quiz

Sonnet 116
= about the extreme ideal of love:
    - never changes
    - never fades
    - outlasts death
    - has no flaws
  

Slide 25 - Slide

Slide 26 - Video

Sonnet 130 is a joke on the ...
A
conventions of love
B
conventions of loyalty
C
conventions of devotion
D
conventions of desire

Slide 27 - Quiz

Sonnet 130
- Joke on the conventions of love
- Doesn't praise his lover: 
      - not white as snow
      - no beautiful red lips
      - no golden hair
- Love doesn't need to be extreme
   to be real, against unrealistic ideals

Slide 28 - Slide

Iambic Pentameter is...
A
Emphasis on the first syllable
B
Emphasis on the second syllable
C
Emphasis on the meaning
D
Emphasis on the amount of lines

Slide 29 - Quiz

Slide 30 - Slide

a gay Catholic from Lancashire
  • in short: there's more we don't know than what we do know
  • every reader has their own interpretation
  • wide variety of characters, vivid and empathic depictions
  • could be on either side of a debate
  • covering many aspects of humanity, vice and folly 

Slide 31 - Slide

Slide 32 - Video

Homework Tomorrow:
Bring module 5.2 to class
read "Gay Catholic from Lancashire" on page 31-37
(you don't have to do the questions yet)

Slide 33 - Slide