Shakespeare

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On the topic of art: meet Shakespeare

Shakespeare

His 4 most well-known plays

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Which of these plays do you know the most about?

1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Macbeth
3. Hamlet
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Romeo and Juliet

Verona in Northern Italy

Feud between Montague and Capulet

Forbidden love

Plan to escape - Juliet's fake death

Romeo finds her and kills himself

Juliet can't live without him and... well also kills herself

Oh, by the way, Juliet is like 14 years old

Is this a play more about love or hate?

1. Love
2. Hate

Hamlet

The king is dead, long live the king!

Hamlet's dad's ghost appears

It was his brother, Hamlet's uncle, Claudius!

But is this ghost really his father?

In the end, everyone dies

What Disney film is often compared to Hamlet?

1. Snow White
2. The Little Mermaid
3. Finding Nemo
4. The Lion King

To be or not to be...

To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end

Macbeth

Three witches tell Macbeth that he'll be king

His wife likes that idea

Macbeth kills the current king

He starts becoming paranoid

The witches seem to tell him all is fine

But in the end, he's slain anyway

The witches' prophecy

“Be bloody, bold, and resolute. Laugh to scorn
The power of man, for none of woman born
Shall harm Macbeth.”
“Be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care
Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are.
Macbeth shall never vanquished be until
Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill
Shall come against him.”

No man born of a woman will beat him
No danger until the forest rises against him
How can Macduff get around that?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hermia loves Lysander but needs to marry Demetrius

Her father makes her choose: Demtrius or becoming a nun

Hermia and Lysander flee into the forest, Demetrius and Helena follow - Helena loves Demetrius, Demetrius loves Hermia

Fairydust and magic happens, someone gets turned into a donkey

Everyone marries in the end

MSND is called a comedy, while the other three plays are tragedies.
What could be the difference?

If you had to make/play in one of these, which play would you choose?

1. Romeo and Juliet
2. Macbeth
3. Hamlet
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream