introduction to shakespeare life and times class collaborative powerpoint

Introduction to Shakespeare Life and Times Class Collaborative PowerPoint

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Language of Shakespearean Times Introduction to Shakespeare

Is this language different from our own? How so? Thee and Thou Shakespeare's complex sentence structures and use of now outdated words lead many students to think they are reading Old or Middle English. Shakespeare's works are actually written in Early Modern English. Thou You When you is the subject of the sentence. Thee You When you is the object of the sentence.

Common Shakespearean words and Insults afeard (adj.) afraid, frightened, scared anon (adv.) soon, shortly, presently What, you egg! Young fry of treachery! Taken from: Macbeth A fool go with thy soul, whither it goes! Taken from: Henry IV, part I O, [thou art] as tedious as a tired horse, a railing wife, Worse than a smoky house. Taken from: Henry IV, part I

Did Everyone Talk like this? Were there different dialects for different classes? Was language in the theater different from street language? Yes. The lower class people were talked with much more slang than people who were of higher class. Yes because theatre language was more proper than street language. Street language was much more slang.

Did Shakespeare create his own words or phrases? Shakespeare contributed over 3,000 words to the English language because he was the first author to write them down. Of this number more than one tenth or 1,700 were used for the first time. These are some examples of words he introduced to the English language Addiction Assassination

COMEDY AND TRAGEDY IN SHAKESPEAR Abbey, Camron, and Albert

What does Comedy mean in Shakespeare times? In Shakespeare times comedy's where comedy's because they followed a certain plot diagram that is shaped like a U and have no rules, they can be anything. Comedy's have happy endings and usually have to do with marriage of unmarried charters. They have a lighthearted feeling to them. In Shakespeare times comedy's normal had a struggle between young lovers and a problem is presented from a elder. They had mistaken identity's,love, confusion, labyrinth plots, heighten tensions with family's, multiple intertwining plots and lots of puns.

What did Tragedy mean in Shakespeare times? We all know that tragedy has to do with sad times and losses but thats not all! In some Shakespeare plays some common themes where a noble person dyeing, a feeling of awe, good vs. evil, an error, both people who are fighting die in a strange way, conflict, one persons emotions cause death, struggles against supernatural events, good is rewarded, and comic relief.

Famous Comedy's? Here and some of the most well known Shakespeare plays/storys All thats well ends well As you like it A midsummers nights dream Twelfth night Measure for measure The Taine of the shrew The merchant of Venice They are comedy's because they follow the characteristics of Shakespeare's Comedy's. (will be explained in following slides)

Famous Tragedy's Here are some famous tragedy's, Julius Caesar- is a tragedy because there is a guilt ridden tragedy, lots of fear, and the characters are afraid of being killed. Romeo and Juliet- because of the suicide deaths and the sad ending Macbeth- because a man was consumed in greed, its sad, and shows what power can do to a person.

How can people relate to these story's? Social conformity: Trying to be like someone. We can relate to this because everyone wants to be popular at some point Political Transition: We can relate because everyone wants to have a position of power at some point in there life. Love: This is the most relatable because everyone goes though love and loss

How is Shakespeare Comedy and tragedy different from todays? SHAKESPEARE TIMES Comedy was not comedy because it was funny, it was comedy because it followed a U shaped plot and has no rules as to what can happen. Tragedy had to do with things like a fatal flaw (weakness leads to downfall) The bigger they are the hared they fall ( Flaw of a nobleman, Wealthy downfalls are more triadic) External pressure (Victim to external pressure)

Continued MODERN TIME Comedy is comedy because it is funny Different genres of comedy's Tragedy's are simple, low tolerance, uncritical thinking, idealistic, spirited, and serous. Comedy's are Complex, high tolerance, have critical thinking, and are playful.

Other facts Shakespeare wrote 10 tragedy's and 18 comedy's

Shakespeare The Man

Date and place of birth, and death Shakespeare was born in April 26 th, 1564, at Stratford- upon-Avon. He died April 23 rd, 1616. Stratford-upon-Avon

Major Achievements Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 narratives. He has his top 10 plays 1.Hamlet 2.Romeo and Juliet 3.Henry V 4.Midsummer Nights Dream 5.Macbeth 6.Richard III 7.Julius Caesar 8.Twelfth Night or What You Will 9.The Taming Of The Shrew 10.Othello, The Moor Of Venice Hes also very proud of his achievement of having 2 daughters, 1 son and a lovely wife.

Education William Shakespeare went to school at King Edward VI School, Strat-upon-Avon. He started school when he was 7, then he ended at the age 14. He was given a free education, but there was no specific records relating to him attending school.

Work Facts Started as an actor and a playwright in 1592 By the early 1590s, documents show Shakespeare was managing a partner in the Lord Chamberlains Men, acting company in London In 1603 the company changed its name to the Kings Men, which was already very popular. Records also show that Shakespeare had works published and sold as popular literature. He attracted the attnetion of Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, who he dedicated his first and second published poems. By 1597, 15 of the 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published. He spent of his time in the city and came home once a year during the 40-ay Lenten period, when theatres were closed.

Overview of what made him Significant He Illuminated human experience He wrote and published great stories, but preferred them to be performed on stage He created compelling characters He had the ability to turn a phrase

Odd and Interesting facts Suicide occurs 13 times in Shakespeares plays. It occurs in Romeo and Juliet when they commit suicide, in Julius Caesar where both Brutus, Cassius, and Brutus wife Portia die by stabbing. There are 157 million pages about Shakespeare on Google, 132 million for God, 2.7 million for Elvis Presley, and 14.7 million for George W. Bush He wrote quickly and with ease; fellow playwright Ben Jonson said Whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out a line.

Process and ideas for play Process Shakespeares writing style was to use a metical pattern consisting of lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, called blank verse. Where he got his ideas? He borrowed his ideas from writers born way before him

Interesting facts about Shakespeare 1.He lived to 52 2.He had seven siblings, Joan, Joan 11, Margret, Gilbert, Anne, Richard, and Edmund 3.Shakespeare died a rich man 4.Shakespeares globe theatre burnt down 29 June 1613

Shakespeare in the twenty first century By Jacob and tulsen

Why do we still read Shakespeare We read Shakespeare to express ideas and emotion to ask question that are likewise relevant historically. Able to mange to eloquently unite centuries of human evoltion.

Can people still relate to his plays and poetry We still relate by his character are human they have positive and negative sides and have emotions and feelings. The large variety of themes and characters that we can use. Really good use of the art of poetry. Powerful use of languages he used strong description of characters, background, and atmostphere.

What countries In the world read Shakespeare in school. Canada, United states of America, England, Italy, Greece, Germany, Denmark. Why do they well because he is great writer and his poetry and plays were so well written we can use them to teach the students in high school and higher education courses.

Why did Shakespeare stay so popular All of Shakespeare's plays were about all the human emotions bundled into one play and people can easily his plays to an emotion they are feeling that is affecting them in a big way which makes the plays still enjoyable to today.

Why did Shakespeare become popular Shakespeare was very talented in summarizing human emotion in a simple yet sophisticated way. During his years he was a very remarkable story teller and gave listeners a vivid image of his stories. His characters were always good then turned out to be bad by the end of the play which kept the watchers interested and on the edge of their seat wondering what would happen

Famous works Romeo and Juliet- story of forbidden love Hamlet- a story of revenge Julius Caesar- a story of political maneuvering Macbeth- a story of greed Midsummer nights dream- a story of laughter

Are Shakespeare plays still performed? Shakespeare's plays are still performed around the world and many of his most famous plays were all made into blockbuster movies. Romeo and Juliet has been made in many forms, it was made as the serious version like how the play was and as a kid show about lawn gnomes

THE GLOBE THEATRE By: Angel and Sarah

Who, What, Where, When, Why? WHO? The Globe Theatre was constructed by Shakespeares playing company. Lord Chamberlains men built it on the land owned by Thomas Brend. WHAT? Its a playhouse where actors performed many plays. In fact, Shakespeare performed many of his great plays in the Globe Theatre. WHERE? Maiden Lane Southwark, London, England. WHEN? 1599 WHY? The Theatre, that had been built by Richard Burbage's father. The Burbage's originally had a 20 year lease of the site on which the Theatre was built. When the lease ran out, they pulled apart The Theatre beam by beam and transported it over the Thames to reconstruct it as The Globe Theatre.

WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE? The Globe Theatre was made out of the timber taken from The Theatre. It had a hexagonal shaped structure with an inner open courtyard about 55 feet across. The Globe Theatre was three (3) stories high with a thatched roof. It had two stages. The outer stage, was a rectangular platform projecting into the courtyard from the back wall. The inner stage was the recess between two projecting wings at the very back of the outer stage. This stage was used by actors who were in a scene but not directly involved in the immediate action of the play, and it was also used when a scene took place in an inner room. The Globe Theatre also had galleries on each floor.

Performances And Actors Types of performances Histories Comedies Tragedies Actors William Shakespeare Richard Burbadge John Hemings Augustine Phillips William Kempt Thomas Pope George Bryan Henry Condell William Slye Richard Cowly John Lowine John Rice Samuell Crosse Alexander Cooke Samuel Gilburne Robert Armin William Ostler Nathan Field John Underwood Nicholas Tooley William Ecclestone Joseph Taylor Robert Benfield Robert Gouge Richard Robinson John Schanke

AUDIENCES How many people watches? 3000 people including audience outside the theatre. What type of people watches? Men and women attended plays but prosperous women would wear masks to disguise themselves. To have comfortable and better seats for viewing, people would have to pay more. So, wealthier people would be able to sit in the galleries and people who couldnt pay a lot would have to be outside or stand by the doors. How much did it cost? It usually would cost around 15 to 30 Euros.

INTERESTING FACTS It only took 6 months to build. The Globe Theatre was also used for gambling and immoral purposes. No women were allowed and hired to work as actors. The Globe Theatre was closed for a bit due to the Bubonic Plague. The Globe Theatre was burned down on June 29, 1613. There was a cannon fire during a performance of Henry VIII which ignited a fire that burned the Globe Theatre to the ground.

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