SHAKESPEARE AND THE

TEMPEST

Webquest

Introduction to Shakespeare

Shakespeare is arguably

the most prominent figure

in English literature of all

times. But who was this

“man for all times”? What

was his world like? What

inspired him? And did he

truly author his plays and

sonnets?

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Webquest Instructions

(Double Quiz Grade)

Review/Research each

of the six topics about

Shakespeare:

Era

Life

Theater

Plays and Sonnets

Language

Authorship

For each topic, type 5 to 10 bullet

points of interesting information that

you gather from the provided sites

and films.

Cite each bullet point with the name

of the website or of the film. Put in

own words – no direct quotes.

You must use at least one film per

topic

If fact is found together, write both

names after fact. If facts are found

individually, write single name after

fact. Each grouping of facts must

represent work from ALL students!)

Webquest Instructions Rubric

10 points for each of the 6 topics (60 points total)

20 points for accurate information

10 points for proper citations including at least one film per topic and proper distribution of work.

10 points for neatness, organization, professional, and grammar.

Suggested format:

Bold the section topic

Use bullets under each topic (citation)

Include a fact from at least one film (citation)

Remember to have at least 5 to 10 accurate facts

New Bolded section topic

And repeat

Elizabethan Era

Explore Shakespeare’s time

period, the Elizabethan Era,

focusing on Queen

Elizabeth, King James, the

social structure, gender

roles, the arts, etc.

Explore Shakespeare’s

relationship with the Queen

and the King.

Check out these sites!

Check out these videos!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Darnley_stage_3.jpg

Shakespeare’s Life

Explore Shakespeare’s life,

focusing on his childhood,

hometown, family,

relationships, career, etc.

Look into speculations

about his marriage and

other romantic relationships.

Don’t focus much on his

specific writing.

Check out these sites!

Check out these videos!

“Ben Jonson called Shakespeare, "A man for all

times". Shakespeare was born in England in

1564. He belonged to an acting company that

performed indoors and out. He wrote plays and

was an actor and shareholder in the company.

He wrote dramas in 1589,1594, and from

1596-1603. His sonnets were also written in

1603. He lived the life of a country gentleman

and died at the age of fifty-two. “

“Standard Deviants School Shakespeare

Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .

Standard Deviants. 2001.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

Shakespeare’s Theater

Explore Shakespeare’s theater life, focusing on his theater troupes, his patrons, his theater buildings, etc.

Include a history of the Globe

Don’t focus much on his specific writing but include which plays were performed where and when

Check out these sites!

Watch the video on the Life Page

Check out these videos!

The theater presentations of that time period

were limited in their props, costumes and

lighting. The most effective technique they had to

sway the audience was to use words. The

audience expected verbal signs, not visual, as

we expect today. Everything that the audience

needed to know was conveyed through words.

Standard Deviants School Shakespeare

Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .

Standard Deviants. 2001.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

Shakespeare’s Plays and Sonnets

Explore Shakespeare’s writing, focusing his plays and sonnets.

Investigate the chronology of his writing career

Identify and describe the categories of his plays and the categories and subjects of his sonnets.

Look into “Sonnet 18” and its ironic portrayal in Shakespeare in Love.

Include specific details about The Tempest.

Check out these sites!

Watch the video on the Life Page.

Check out these videos!

Click here for more GREAT

videos about Shakespeare’s

writing. Go to the lower left

corner of the page.

http://www.pebblebrookpress.com/teachers/jonathanstroud

/ShakespeareSonnetPic.jpg

Shakespeare’s Language

Explore Shakespeare’s language and style, focusing on his vocabulary and sentence structure, etc.

Investigate famous quotes and words.

Include some fun facts about his impact on the English language and literature.

Check out these sites!

Watch the video on the Theater Page.

Check out these videos!

Shakespeare was a master of the English

language. He wrote in both poetry, concentrated

language, and prose, common everyday speech.

His metrical writing was in blank verse or

unrhymed iambic pentameter. It was the common

practice of the day's speech, and it most

resembled a normal pattern of speech. It was

also pleasing to the ear.

Standard Deviants School Shakespeare

Tragedies: Module 01: Intro to Shakespeare .

Standard Deviants. 2001.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

Shakespeare’s Authorship

Explore Shakespeare’s

authorship debate.

Examine the arguments that

the plays and sonnets

attributed to Shakespeare

were actually written by

other writers.

Examine the argument that

Shakespeare did indeed

author his works.

Check out these sites!

Check out these videos!

“Extracts from a television documentary

about the Shakespeare authorship

controversy which has been sold around

the world.” “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORpURQlsDzY

Conclusion

Once you finish your

research and share

your findings with

the class, we will be

ready to read and

better understand

Shakespeare’s final

play, The Tempest!

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/images/works/tempest-poster.jpg

Research Resources

http://www.bardweb.net/index.html

Info on Shakespeare’s life and all topics. Use the links on the left and check out the sites on the bottom of the page.

http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/life/lifesubj.html

Info on Shakespeare’s life. Check out other parts of the website as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/shakespeare_william.shtml

Info on Shakespeare’s life.

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and-Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/

Explore the links on the left. Fun facts about Shax!

http://www.bardweb.net/england.html

Great site on Elizabethan Era. Check out the

links on the bottoms of the page.

http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/his

tory/historysubj.html

A great site about culture and history.

Explore the links on Society and History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/elizab

eth_i_01.shtml

Info on Elizabeth I. Use links around the page.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jam

es_i_king.shtml

Info on James 1.

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and-

Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/

Explore the links on the left. Fun facts the time

period.

Shakespeare's Life Elizabethan Era

Research Resources

http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/stage/thepublictheatresubj.html

Great information on the Globe. Check out other information under the “Stage” category.

http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/abouttheglobe/background/

Info on the globe. Use the links on the left under “Background.” Explore other parts of site as well.

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Discover-Shakespeare/Shakespeares-Theater/

Info on the Globe and theater in general. Use the links on the left under “Shakespeare’s Theater.”

http://shakespeareauthorship.com/howdowe.html

Argues that Shakespeare did write his own material

http://www.bardweb.net/debates.html

Great site on the issue of authorship. Check out the links on the bottoms of the page.

http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/?page_id=34

Q and A about the true authorship of Shakespeare’s works

http://www.shakespeare-oxford.com/?p=35

“A Beginner’s Guide to Shakespeare Authorship Problem”

Theater and the Globe Shakespeare’s Authorship

Research Resources

http://www.bardweb.net/language.html

Great site on language. Click in the Grammar link in the middle of the page. Check out the links on the bottoms of the page.

http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/literature/languagesubj.html

Info on Shakespeare’s language and puns. Check out the different links within each page for great text boxes

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Teach-and-Learn/Shakespeare-for-Kids/

Explore the links on the left. Fun facts about words and quotes!

http://www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html

Have fun with Shakespearian insults and expletives

http://www.bardweb.net/plays/quotes.html

Famous Shakespearian Quotes.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0419_040419_shakespeare.html

Coined words, interesting facts!

http://www.folger.edu/Content/Discover-Shakespeare/Shakespeare-FAQs.cfm

Great Q and A about Shakespeare’s writing. Check out the other link for “Shakespeare’s Work” on the left.

http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/shakespeare/feature.html

Great timeline of plays and poems. Check out the notes about the Tempest. Great videos in lower right corner.

http://www.bardweb.net/works.html

Check out the timeline

http://www.bardweb.net/poetry.html

Discussion of sonnets

Language and Allusion Plays and Poems

Video Sources

Collection of 24 short

videos at the Kennedy

Center

The Family and Childhood

of William Shakespeare

(03:29)

The Education and Young

Adulthood of William

Shakespeare (03:42)

London, 1587 (06:39)

England Under Queen

Elizabeth I (03:15)

The Globe: The World of the

Theatre (06:07)

Shakespeare's Life in the

Theatre (02:42)

The Audience: Shakespearean

Fashion (05:30)

Stratford: Shakespeare's

Later Life and Legacy (01:59)

Supreme Court Debates Who

Wrote Shakespeare (5:14)

The Shakespeare Conspiracy

(3:37)

The Family and Childhood of William Shakespeare

(03:29)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“Shakespeare was born at

Stratford-upon-Avon, a

hundred miles northwest of

London. His family lived in a

typical house of that time. His

father, John, was a glover

and held posts on the city

council. His mother, Mary

Arden, was from a wealthy

family, and she inherited a

farm. Shakespeare's family

was financially secure and

considered wealthy. “

The Education and Young Adulthood of William

Shakespeare (03:42)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“Shakespeare's knowledge

of the countryside is

evident in his plays; at 18,

Shakespeare married Anne

Hathaway; in 1587 he

moved to London to enter

the theatre. There is no

proof that he attended

primary school. He did not

attend university.”

London, 1587 (06:39)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“An original map outlines

impressive sixteenth-

century London; traitors

were imprisoned and

executed in the Tower of

London, and the city

bustled with active

businesses and many

churches with Gothic

architecture. Sights include

the London Bridge, Guild

Hall, and St. Paul's

Catheral.”

England Under Queen Elizabeth I (03:15)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

Despite years of upheaval,

during Shakespeare's time

there was an uneasy peace

between Catholics and

Protestants. Westminster

Abbey still stands. England

prospered under Queen

Elizabeth I's rule as a result

of her intelligence,

confidence, and forward

thinking. It became a

powerful nation

The Globe: The World of the Theatre

(06:07)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“Shakespeare joined the

Actors Company of Lord

Strange. The Earl of

Southampton was one of

Shakespeare's patrons. The

Globe Theatre was open and

tall and depended on the

actors' dialogue instead of

curtains and doors during this

time, Shakespeare wrote A

History for Henry VI, He

wrote, acted, and owned

shares of the company.”

Shakespeare's Life in the Theatre (02:42)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“Twelfth Night was

performed for Elizabeth I.

Shakespeare's company, The

King's Players, performed A

Midsummer Night's Dream

for King James I at Hampton

Court Palace. It was the first

of many he was to perform

for James I. The quality of

Shakespeare's work

changed the way theatre

was presented.”

The Audience: Shakespearean Fashion (05:30)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“The fashion of Elizabethan

and Jacobean times

provide a good illustration

of the life during

Shakespeare's time.

Elizabethan fashion was

colorful, bold, and elegant;

actors' costumes were

modern and fashionable.

Jacobeans wore miniature

pictures around their

necks.”

Stratford: Shakespeare's Later Life and Legacy (01:59)

Famous Authors: William Shakespeare:

1564-1616 . United Learning. 1995.

Discovery Education. 7 July 2009

<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.c

om/>

“Shakespeare retired to

Stratford in 1597; he

retired in 1613 at his home

called New House. He was

buried at the Church of

Holy Trinity. Shakespeare

wrote comedies, dramas,

and poems, and his works

are universal and beloved

today.”