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Shakespeare

Shakespeare. Christa, Ryan, Dylan, and Kelly. Elizabethan Period(1558–1603). All men English Renaissance Renaissance of Literature Used controversial subjects Great variety of writing Drama Tragedies Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet Comedies

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Shakespeare

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  1. Shakespeare Christa, Ryan, Dylan, and Kelly

  2. Elizabethan Period(1558–1603) • All men • English Renaissance • Renaissance of Literature • Used controversial subjects • Great variety of writing • Drama • Tragedies • Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet • Comedies • Taming of the Shrew, Midsummer Night’s Dream

  3. Jacobean Period (1603-1623) • Depression-Thirty Years’ War • Macbeth • Tragicomedies • The Tempest

  4. What kind of plays? • Tragedy- ends in the death of one or more of the main characters. • Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar • Comedy-usually has a happy ending, and can also include jokes, farce, and innuendo. Usually love stories • Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Tragicomedy- mixture of comedy and tragedy. Play seems to move toward a tragic ending, but a twist in the plot saves the characters • The Winter’s Tale • Satirical Comedies- attack ideas or individuals by laughing at them. Have more cynical tone than comedies • The Alchemist • History Plays- usually tell the stories of great leaders and kings. Shakespeare sometimes altered what he found in history books to suit dramatic purposes and make plays exciting. • Henry VI (Parts 1,2, and 3), Richard III, King John

  5. Common Themes • Love/ Romance • Wit • Death and sickness • Deception • Wit • Expressions and idioms • Politics • Loyalty

  6. Relevance Today • At least 1700 words and phrases • “the world’s mine oyster” ~The Merry Wives of Windsor • “night owl” ~ Twelfth Night • Assassination, gossip, swagger, skim milk, label, dawn • Basic human problem • Themes

  7. Movies based of Shakespeare Plays • The Lion King (1994)- Hamlet • She’s the Man (2006)- Twelfth Night • West Side Story (1961)- Romeo and Juliet • 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)- The Taming of the Shrew

  8. Taming of the Shrew • A comedy written around 1590 to 1591 • Synopsis: Petruchio, from Verona, tries to woe the destructive Katharine as his wife. Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship, but Petruchio trials her with various psychological torments—the "taming"—until she becomes a compliant and obedient bride. • Some productions hat have been inspired by this production are Kiss me Kate , the musical, and Ten Things I Hate About You.

  9. Source • http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rfletcher/bl-rfletcher-history-5-elizabethan.htm • http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/rfletcher/bl-rfletcher-history-6-shakespeare.htm

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