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Shakespeare Project
Intro to Shakespeare 

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Shakespeare Project
Intro to Shakespeare 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Shakespeare,
What do you know?

Slide 2 - Carte mentale

Guess: Shakespeare was born in which century?
A
14th Century
B
15th Century
C
16th Century
D
17th Century

Slide 3 - Quiz

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

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Guess: How many plays (toneelstukken) did Shakespeare write?
A
31
B
37
C
49
D
54

Slide 5 - Quiz

How many sonnets (gedichten) did Shakespeare write?
A
154
B
265
C
765
D
5

Slide 6 - Quiz

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

Slide 7 - Diapositive

Shakespearean Tragedies
1. Tragic flaw
2. Supernatural elements
3. Revenge
4. An internal struggle
5. External pressure
6. Story ends with (mass) death

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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)

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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

Slide 10 - Diapositive

Sonnet 18

Slide 11 - Diapositive

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

Slide 12 - Diapositive

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. 

Slide 13 - Diapositive

Slide 14 - Vidéo

We don't use any of the words Shakespeare made up anymore.
A
True
B
False

Slide 15 - Quiz

Slide 16 - Diapositive

Slide 17 - Vidéo

Slide 18 - Vidéo

Slide 19 - Vidéo

What was Shakespeare's theatre called?
A
The Globe
B
The Orb
C
The Royal
D
The Circle

Slide 20 - Quiz

Globe Theatre
- Opening in 1599
- Basis voor stukken van Shakespeare
- Afgebrand in 1613
- Weer opgebouwt in 1614
- Engelse burgeroorlog: alles theaters afgebroken
- Weer alles opgebouwd in 1997

Slide 21 - Diapositive

William Shakespeare
- Born 1564
- Married to Anne Hathaway (not the actress)
- The Lord Chamberlain's Men
- 1599: performing at Globe Theatre
- Performed at Queen Elizabeth I's court 

Slide 22 - Diapositive

Women were not allowed on stage.
A
True
B
False

Slide 23 - Quiz

Slide 24 - Vidéo

Shakespeare's London
Week 48

Slide 25 - Diapositive

Take a guess: The current population of London is 8.1 million, in 1530 there lived...
A
50.000 people
B
100.000 people
C
200.000 people
D
250.000 people

Slide 26 - Quiz

Take a guess: a huge fire occured in London in 1666, what percentage of the city burned down?
A
40%
B
60%
C
80%
D
100%

Slide 27 - Quiz

16th Century London
- religion changed depending on ruler (catholic < > protestant)
- Elizabeth loved plays: lots of theatres were built
- 1530: 50.000 people  >  1605: 225.000 people in London

Slide 28 - Diapositive

Two disasters in a row
- The Great Plague of 1665
- "The Black Death"
- May: 53 people die
- June: 6000 people die
- July: 17.000 people die
- August: 31.000 people die
- In total 15% of London dies in one summer

Slide 29 - Diapositive

Shakespeare's plays

Slide 30 - Diapositive

Name a few Shakespeare plays you know

Slide 31 - Carte mentale

What do you think? What is Macbeth going to be about? 

Slide 32 - Diapositive

Slide 33 - Vidéo

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Slide 35 - Vidéo

Tragic love

The love of Romeo & Juliet is called a 'tragic love'. Tragic love means a love does not go smoothly and/or ends up bad. It could end in a break up or even in death (like in the story of R&J). 
Some examples of famous tragic love stories...

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Titanic
Brokeback mountain
Pocahontas
Orpheus & Eurydice
Cleopatra & Antony

Slide 37 - Diapositive

Slide 38 - Vidéo

Assignment
You are going to reenact a scene from a play of Shakespeare in modern text. You can choose the play. But I will give you a few tips:
-  Romeo & Juliet (star-crossed lovers)
- Macbeth (hungry for power king)
- Hamlet (betrayed by friends and family)
- Mid Summer Night's Dream (love potions lead to trouble)
(Website that might help you:https://www.litcharts.com/shakescleare/shakespeare-translations )

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