Marriage and divorce + Romeo and Juliet

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Marriage and divorce.

And divorce ....

Which era was/is worse for the Royal Family?

1. thirties
2. fifties
3. nineties
4. now

Bloody Mary

Queen Mary I (r.1553-1558), Elizabeth's sister, believed passionately in the Catholic religion and persecuted Protestants who were burned alive for their beliefs ( hence her nickname Bloody Mary )

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603) succeeded her sister Queen Mary and restored Protestantism as the official religion. 

She did, however, firmly believe that people should be allowed to practice the Catholic religion without fear of recrimination so long as it presented no threat to peace in the realm and her rule over England.

                                                                                                     Never got married; was married to her country…

Elizabethan Era

-> 1558 to 1603
: Golden Age of England

-> rise of the English navy with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588

-> new worlds, new sciences, new inventions (printing press!)

<=> witchcraft, superstitions
-> Bubonic Plague (consequence?)

Shakespeare 1564 - 1616

What do you know about Shakespeare?

Theatre

You'll watch a clip about the Globe. 

You'll have to answer questions afterwards.

When was the globe originally constructed?

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

The most expensive place in the globe to see a play is

1. in the pit
2. first circle
3. second circle
4. top circle

Difference between west end plays now and plays then

1. audience in the dark / audience in the light
2. no participation with audience/ participation
3. women in the plays / no women allowed
4. important to see the play / important to hear the play

What happened if the audience didn't like the play?

1. shouting at actors
2. throwing things at actors
3. the play stopped
4. nothing

William Shakespeare 1564 - 1616

(Literature 1)

Romeo and Juliet (1594/96)

Shakespeare's principal source for the plot of Romeo and Juliet was The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet, a long narrative poem written in 1562 by the English poet Arthur Brooke, who had based his poem on a French translation of a tale by the Italian writer Matteo Bandello.

What is this scene called?

1. Capulet's Orchard
2. Act 2
3. Orchard scene
4. Balcony scene

Romeo compares Juliet to

1. sun
2. moon
3. bright angel
4. saint

Romeo compares Juliet's eyes to

1. sun
2. lamp
3. stars
4. heaven

Which metaphor does Romeo use to say he would like to touch Juliet?

1. a stream
2. a glove
3. daylight
4. heaven

The what does Juliet mean with the famous line 'O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo'