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- 1. Helpful Information for Navigating Romeo & Juliet https://katedoran1991.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/romeo_juliet_baz.jpg
- 2. What’s the Deal with Shakespeare? https://iamsansan.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pg-02-shakespeare-g_175920t.jpg?w=676 http://www.folger.edu/sites/default/files/OldRRbust12.jpg
- 3. William Shakespeare Dates from Stratford- upon-Avon (outside of London) Baptized on April 26, 1564. Believed to have been born on April 23, 1564. Died April 23, 1616. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Shakespeare.jpg
- 4. Meet the Shakespeares Son to John and Mary Shakespeare 7 siblings Married Anne Hathaway (then 26) in 1582 3 children Susanna Twins: Judith & Hamnet
- 6. Shakespeare’s Resume Little is known of his career between the twins’ birth and 1592. 1592 = first record of Shakespeare as a London actor and playwright Eventually became a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men Authored 37 plays and 154 other works that we know of (many published poems) https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/66/16/51/6616515395c2e5a987dd44c0ea2bc5fb.jpg
- 7. The Globe Theatre One of the most famous playhouses of all time Built by W.S. and The Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1599 Circular Structure Available to all (cost about 10% of a worker’s daily wage to enter) Burnt in a performance mishap in 1616 Rebuilt in late 1990s. http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3224814.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/A-view-of-the-22-million-Globe-Theatre-in-London.jpg
- 9. Elizabethan Theatre Queen Elizabeth, and subsequently, King James were huge fans of theatre. Only men were allowed to act on stage Juliet (and all other female characters) played by men
- 10. Writing Style Lots of elaborate metaphors & similes, puns, and other figurative language and wordplay. “primarily used a metrical pattern consisting of lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, or blank verse, to compose his plays. At the same time, there are passages in all the plays that deviate from this and use forms of poetry or simple prose” (“William”).
- 11. Iambic Pentameter 5 pairs of two syllables (feet) One stressed, one unstressed
- 12. Sonnet Form Poem Originated in Italy (from sonetto: “little poem” or “song”) 14 lines (3 quatrains, 1 couplet) Iambic pentameter Specific, strict rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG The couplet (last two lines) usually holds the theme of the sonnet, or a new look at a theme already introduced. Often used to discuss themes about the conflicts or sadness relating to love.
- 13. A COMPLAINT BY NIGHT OF THE LOVER NOT BELOVED Alas! so all things now do hold their peace! Heaven and earth disturbed in no thing The beasts, the air, the birds their song do cease, The nightés car the stars about do bring. car: chariot Calm is the sea. The waves work less and less: So am not I, whom love, alas! doth wring, Bringing before my face the great increase Of my desires, whereat I weep and sing, In joy and woe, as in a doubtful case. For my sweet thoughts sometime do pleasure bring; But by and by, the cause of my disease Gives me a pang, that inwardly doth sting, When that I think what grief it is again, To live and lack the thing should rid my pain.
- 14. Three Categories of Plays Histories Explore British history Comedies Story about marriages, love all mixed up Has a happy ending Tragedies Has a noble protagonist, flawed in some way, who is placed in a stressful situation with a fatal ending Romeo and Juliet falls into this category
- 15. Dramatic Structure 5 Act Play Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Catastrophe See handout.
- 16. Shakespeare is Still Cool Genius characters Real human beings Timeless plots Elicits a broad spectrum of emotions and conflicts Themes are still relevant today https://iamsansan.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/pg-02-shakespeare-g_175920t.jpg?w=676
- 17. Shakespeare & Hip Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3 GrY&feature=player_embedded https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DSbtkLA3GrY/maxresdefault.jpg
- 18. "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre." Shakespeare's Globe Theatre at AbsoluteShakespeare.com. AbsoluteShakespeare.com., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016. "Shakespeare's Life." Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Library, n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2016. "William Shakespeare Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.
Editor's Notes
- #5: Anne was pregnant with their first born when they got married, which was fairly common at that time.