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British Literature The Renaissance (1470’s-1630)

British Literature The Renaissance (1470’s-1630).

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British Literature The Renaissance (1470’s-1630)

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  1. British LiteratureThe Renaissance (1470’s-1630) • After the Crusades, knights came back from all over the world. They brought a new culture that was spreading from Italy. It was a rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas. “Renaissance” means “rebirth.” This new culture sparked innovations in science, entertainment, art, and other areas of the humanities.

  2. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

  3. Here is a portrait considered accurate of William Shakespeare:

  4. Who was William Shakespeare? • Shakespeare was a playwright who wrote during the Renaissance (1300-1650) –a historical and literary period after the Medieval Period.

  5. Why and How did he Write? • He studied and wrote to entertain through what he studied. • He wrote in Early Modern English and NOT Old English. • He did not stick to formal Early Modern English. Instead he would use slang writing just as people spoke. • He is believed to have collaborated with other writers to produce his plays.

  6. His Legacy • He produced 38 plays and 154 Sonnets –all translated into every major language on earth. • He reinvented many genres like the tragedy, the romance, and histories. • He revived classics (Greco-Roman) through his works. • Pushed slang phrases and words into common and formal usage. • Brought character development to a new level. • Reinvented the soliloquy. • The most well known literary figure in the history of the world.

  7. What, of Shakespeare’s, will we be reading? • “Romeo and Juliet” • Based off an Italian play called “The Palace of Pleasure”

  8. What is the play about? • There are two families in town. • They do not like each other. • Their children (Romeo and Juliet) meet. • They love each other. Overnight. • It makes everyone made. • It’s a tragedy. • They die.

  9. Introduction to Characters: Montegues Capulets 1. Juliet 2. Nurse 3. Lady Capulet 4. Capulet • 1. Romeo • 2. Lady Monegue • 3. Montegue

  10. How will we approach the reading? • 1st: Choose a side • 2nd: Make a family crest/banner • 3rd: Choose parts • 4th: Read • 5th: Watch film • 6th: Write paper

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