thv2 - Shakespeare

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Who was Shakespeare?

Shakespeare

What do we know about him?

We're going to watch a video about Shakespeare. The video contains questions you can hear in the video, speculation, and questions you need to research. Work in pairs, but whisper so you keep your answer to yourself!

00:00

Find 10 Shakespeare plays!
You have 2 minutes

00:31

Why is it surprising that Shakespeare probably didn't go to university

01:35

What was the theatre called that Shakespeare performed in?

1. The King's Men
2. The Rose
3. The Globe
4. The Lord Chamberlain's men

03:02

Which types of Shakespeare plays are there?

03:33

Find 5 words that Shakespeare made up. You have 2 minutes!

Up next

We're going to watch a summary about one of his plays: Othello. 

As you're watching the video, think about the next questions:

1. What are the themes?
2. Which characters are there?
3. Why are we still talking about his plays, do you think? 
4. How relevant is this play to today's world?

Answers

1. What are the themes? = love, jealously, loyalty vs. betrayal, racism, appearance vs. reality.
2. Which characters are there? = Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Rodrigo, Cassio, Emilia, ...
3. Why are we still talking about his plays? = own answer
4. How relevant is this play to today's world? = own answer

Shakespeare's work is relevant

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Shakespeare's work is interesting

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"To be or not to be?"

To be

Not to be

That is the question

After the break...

Shakespeare workshop!

thv2b - Tuesday 26th Oct. (13:30) - auditorium

thv2a - Wednesday 27th Oct. (13:30) - auditorium