W2L1 V5 Literature Intro Shakespeare & Sonnets

Good morning V5! 

English class

Mevrouw Plazier/Ms. Plazier 

learning goals

-I know the basic information about Shakespeare.

-I can recognize iambic pentameter and a rhyme scheme in a sonnet. 

What was Sir Thomas More's role in King Henry VIII's court?

What do you remember?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the system More describes in Utopia?

Utopians attach little value to precious metals, why?

Why should iron be worth more than gold and silver?

Literature & Culture

Have you ever watched one of Shakespeare's stories?

Yes

No, I have a life

Shakespeare now

What do you already know about Shakespeare?

Shakespeare was born in...

1. London
2. Verona
3. Stratford-upon-Avon
4. Rome

Plays during this time were meant ...

1. to teach a lesson
2. to entertain
3. as a classy outing

Shakespeare always followed Aristotle's unities in his plays

1. true
2. false

Theatre in Shakespeare's time was only for rich spectators.

1. true
2. false

Female roles were played by young boys as women were not allowed on stage.

1. true
2. false

Does Shakespeare still matter?

of course!

I don't know, maybe?

no, please don't make me read his plays

"But I can't understand Shakespeare..."

Why is a sonnet better than a play, according to this fragment?

1. it is easier to write
2. people remember it for a lot longer
3. a play is often not well-visited
4. the weather has no influence on it

Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?

1. 49
2. 82
3. 137
4. 154

What modern-day comparison is made by the end of the fragment? A sonnet resembles a...

iambic pentameter

But soft! What light through yon-der win-dow breaks?

It is the East and Ju-liet is the sun!

A-rise fair sun and kill the en-vious moon,

Who is al-rea-dy sick and pale with grief

That though her maid art far more fair than she

iambic pentameter

But soft! What light through yon-der win-dow breaks?

It is the East and Ju-liet is the sun!

A-rise fair sun and kill the en-vious moon,

Who is al-rea-dy sick and pale with grief

That though her maid art far more fair than she

Which parts are stressed?

iambic pentameter 

pentameter: a line of 10 syllables. However, each line can be divided in 5 segments and these are called feet (penta = Greek )

Shall I / compare / thee to / a sum/ mer's day/

 iamb: there are five iambs of two syllables in every line of Sonnet 18. The second syllable is always stressed. compare = an iambic word

Sonnet 18

Homework for next week

-Reread and analyse sonnet 18 on rhythm,  rhyme, literary devices, sound techniques

- Next, read the Alquin pages on Shakespeare and the Sonnets + pick four questions to answer from the questions on p. 28