Shakespeare Introduction Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 1-3

William Shakespeare 

Who was he?

Aan het eind van de les:

Weten we:

- Wie William Shakespeare was.

- Waarom zijn werk zo belangrijk was. 

Shakespeare,
What do you already know?

Guess: Shakespeare was born in which century?

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

Who was William Shakespeare?

Shakespeare's life (1564 - 1616)

• April 1564: born in Stratford-upon-Avon
• c. 1585: begins acting career in London
  
• c. 1592: well-known dramatist in London
• 23 April 1616: dies in Stratford
  

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

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

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

Exercise

Welke zinnen in het sonnet rijmen op elkaar?

Sonnet 18

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

Watch and learn.

Why are we studying Shakespeare? :

1. His stories all have plot devices we will find in other stories

2. Shakespeare's characters are very powerful and human

3. 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 now

Shakespeare based movies & series:

the Globe theatre

Romeo and Juliet

1597

Write down what you now know about Shakespeare