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By Will – I - Am Shake – Speares (nickname). William Shakespeare 1564-1616. Poet & playwright & actor Wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets Perfected the English language (>2,000 words) + educated the people Extensive knowledge of history, geography, languages, psychology, etc.
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By Will – I - Am Shake – Speares (nickname) William Shakespeare1564-1616 • Poet & playwright & actor • Wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets • Perfected the English language (>2,000 words) + educated the people • Extensive knowledge of history, geography, languages, psychology, etc. • Topics: human nature in all circumstances (simple and heroic, all virtues and vices) • Mysterious identity (multiple authors? secret life and identity? illiterate genius? conspiracy?)
Castle of Elsinore Hamlet
Context: Yourdad’sbrother’sname: (or cousin, best friend, etc.) Yourmom’sname: Yourdad’sname: Yourname: How do youfeel? (20 emotions)
Geographicalcontext: University of Wittenberg
Meanings of the names: • Hamlet – angry, , wildhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamlet • Gertrude– the one whobrings news about death (Saint Gertrude) • Claudius – hidesbehindcurtains; afraid for his life (Roman Emperor) • Polonius – fromPoland (not to betrusted) • Ophelia – help (Greeklanguage) • Laertes – protects ladies and kills the wrongsuitors • Horatio – good withwords (Roman poet) • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern– ‘thosewhobelieve the kingwillbefoundguilty in the end’ • Fortinbras– strong arm
List of characters: • Hamlet – Prince of Denmark (16 y.o.) • Old Hamlet – Hamlet’sfather (king) (45 y.o) • Gertrude – Hamlet’smother (queen) (32 -35 y.o.) • Claudius – Hamlet’suncle (king) (40 y.o.) • Polonius – king’sadvisor (counsellor) (50-60 y.o.) • Ophelia – Polonius’ daughter (13 y.o.) and Hamlet’sgirlfriend • Laertes – Polonius’ son (21 y.o.) (lives in France) • Horatio – Hamlet’s best friend (18 y.o.) • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern– Hamlet’scolleaguesfromschool (18 y.o.) • Fortinbras– Prince of Norway (21 y.o.) The rest of the names are secondarycharacters.