Les Hakeem/Danny HEL 12-11-2020

• HEL
• HBO
• Studiejaar 2

Planning

1) Introduction (3 minutes) 

2) Answergarden (3 minutes)

3) Quiz Shakespeare (5 minutes) 

4) Romeo and Juliet quiz (5 minutes)

5) Shakespearean language still used today (5 minutes)

5) Boy players??

6) Shakespearean language still used today ( 5 minutes)

William Shakespeare: An introduction to his life

Let's find out what you already know!

1. Shakespeare is England’s most famous playwright and

1. Musician
2. Poet
3. Wanderer
4. Actor

2. He also introduced a lot of

1. Well known phrases
2. Films
3. Havoc
4. Nothing

3. His plays are known throughout the world, and he introduced up …….. words

1. 500
2. 100
3. 3000
4. 300

4 He was born in the city of ……

1. Yorkshire
2. Manchester
3. Stratford-upon-Avon
4. Bolton

5 He was born in….

1. 1564
2. 1555
3. 1667
4. 1981

6 He married….

1. Marie Antoinette
2. Anna Hathaway
3. Chloe Petra
4. Mary queen of Scots

7 He had ……. Children

1. Seven
2. Four
3. Six
4. Three

8 He built his own theatre called…

1. The Globe
2. Odeon
3. Cinemax
4. Fox

9 He performed many times for….

1. Elizabeth the second
2. Elizabeth the first
3. Mary the first
4. Mary the second

10 In his will he left his ……… bed to his wife

1. First best
2. Second best
3. Third best
4. Fourth best

11 He died in ……..

1. 1613
2. 1614
3. 1615
4. 1616

William Shakespeare: An introduction to his life

 

  If you want more information/ the complete story, visit this website!

The plot of Romeo and Juliet 

Read the statements about Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. Some are true and others are false. 

1. The plot of Romeo and Juliet is based on a French tale.

1. True
2. False

2. Shakespeare created the supporting characters Mercutio and Paris.

1. True
2. False

3. The play is believed to have been written between 1581 and 1585.

1. True
2. False

4. The play is set in Venice, Italy.

1. True
2. False

5. It begins with a street fight between Montague and Capulet servants.

1. True
2. False

6. Romeo first sees Juliet at a ball in the Montague house.

1. True
2. False

7. With the help of Benvolio, they are secretly married the next day.

1. True
2. False

8. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, in revenge for his killing Romeo’s close friend and ally, Mercutio.

1. True
2. False

9. For the execution, Romeo is exiled from Verona.

1. True
2. False

10. Before he leaves, he secretly spends the night with Juliet.

1. True
2. False

11. Juliet’s mother offers her a drug that will put her into a coma for ‘two and forty hours’ on the night before her planned wedding to Paris.

1. True
2. False

12. When she is found, she is believed to be dead.

1. True
2. False

13. Romeo buys a gun to kill himself when he hears the news.

1. True
2. False

14. At the crypt where Juliet’s body has been laid, Romeo is met by Paris.

1. True
2. False

15. He kills him before drinking the poison.

1. True
2. False

16. When Juliet awakens from her deep sleep, she realizes Romeo is dead and, panicking, she runs away.

1. True
2. False

More information?

click on this link for more information about Romeo and Juliet. 

Links to Hamlet and Macbeth

Hamlet

Macbeth

Your favourite expression

Now, choose your favourite expression from the main list. Once you have chosen your favourite expression, perform and teach it to the whole class.

en.wikipedia.org

The end