Renaissance lesson 5 Shakespeare's plays

What do you know about
William Shakespeare?
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What do you know about
William Shakespeare?

Slide 1 - Woordweb

This lesson
  • Shakespeare
  • The Globe 
  • Comedies
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Which plays can you name?

Slide 3 - Woordweb

Listening/Video activity
  • We are going to watch a video
  • After the video, you'll need to answer some questions 
  • take notes in order to answer those questions

! New question form CITO !

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Video

True
False
1. Shakespeare's work has had a great influence on the English language. 

2. What we know about Shakespeare is mainly from the time he lived in London. 

3. The Royal Shakespeare Company has some of the best Shakespearian actors in Britain. 

4. Anne and Mariesa learnt a lot about Shakespeare's life at school. 

5. Danny says that Shakespeare moved to London when he was quite old. 
6. Mike says that Shakespeare ran the Globe Theatre when 
he lived in London. 
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Slide 6 - Sleepvraag

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

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23-04-1564
18
3
37
all types of people
3,000
glove maker
cheap
7
none
daytime
2,000
king and nobles
20
nighttime

Slide 8 - Sleepvraag

Theatres
- Large theatre: up to 3000 people
- Wooden structures
- Open stage, no roof
- Raised stage, pit for watching
- People cheering, booing, throwing
- Dialogue important & costumes
- Little scenery or objects

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

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 10 - Tekstslide

Globe Theatre
- Opened in 1599
- Staged many of Shakespeare's plays
- Burned down in 1613
- Rebuilt in 1614
- English civil war: theatres broken down 
- Rebuilt again: 1997

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Acting Groups
- Shakespeare: "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
- Performed 6 or more times a week
- Travelled around 
- Created their own costumes etc. 
- Very skilled: singing, dancing, acrobatics, play instruments, 
- Women were not allowed

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

16th Century Acting Group
21st Century Acting Group
Perform 6 plays a week
Perform 1 play a few times a week
Men & Women
Only Men
Create their own costumes
Do not create their own costumes

Slide 13 - Sleepvraag

Which plays can you name?

Slide 14 - Woordweb

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Theatre

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

The Globe...
  • Theatre with an unsavoury reputation. (outside of city)
  • Could hold several thousand people, most standing in the open pit before the stage (shouting at actors!)
  • Rich nobles could watch the play from a chair set on the side of the stage itself. 
  • Plays were performed in the afternoon, because, of course, there was no artificial lighting



Slide 19 - Tekstslide

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

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Slide 21 - Video

00:30
How many people could watch a play if they were crowded in?
A
1500
B
3000
C
2000
D
300

Slide 22 - Quizvraag

00:41
How was the term 'box office' coined?

Slide 23 - Open vraag

01:20
How much money did you have to pay to get a cushion and a chair?
A
1 penny
B
2 pennies
C
3 pennies
D
4 pennies

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

03:16
What was the single, most valuable piece of equipment that the players owned?
A
The costumes
B
Props - a chair or bed
C
A beautiful dress
D
The pillars that held the stage up

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

04:49
Where was the space called 'hell'?
A
At the back of the theatre
B
Just outside the exit doors
C
Up in the box offices
D
Under the stage

Slide 26 - Quizvraag

Slide 27 - Video

Slide 28 - Video