week 5:2 Shakespeare, vocab

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today

- character, deception, words and meaning

- vocab work

- test prep: vocab

Handout lesson 1

Read the Richard III monologue

What is going on? Work together to read closely and discuss what it all may mean. 

We will talk about it together. 

Extension: how Shakespeare manipulates his audience

Watch the Richard III video on next slide

you can read along using the text in your handout

Is Richard good or evil? 

Do you like him?

!Watch his body language, his gestures, his tone of voice.!

Let's discuss

- setting

- actions and words

- voice

Did the performance change how you thought about the character? 

What did the performance do to the character?

"[...] any criticism of Elizabeth’s grandfather, Henry Tudor, the man who would defeat Richard at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, would be foolish to say the least. It’s also important to note that one of Shakespeare's important patrons was Fernando Stanley, a direct descendent of Thomas Stanley who famously switched allegiance to Henry at Bosworth.¨ 

 - physical deformity: hunchback, withered arm, full set of teeth at birth.

-stabbing Prince Edward along with his brothers

- putting his brother George, Duke of Clarence in the Tower + murdered. 

- locks young nephews Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury in the Tower + murder

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/blogs/shakespeares-richard-iii-myth-or-reality/

finding of his grave

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21063882 

Richard III is evil, he is a nasty human. 

Still..... We root for him. Why? 

Can you think of books or tv shows that have an evil protagonist?

Making your audience dislike and cheer at the same time. That is the power of literature!

Insults

go see in Classroom what I have for you

Post your favourite here

other vocab work

I may have put a crossword in Classroom. Maybe not, depending on time.