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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare. Warm Up. Before we start today ’ s lesson, you have 3 minutes to write down anything you remember from last year about Shakespeare himself, his plays, the way he writes, etc. . Shakespeare's birthplace. Stratford - on - Avon. Facts About Shakespeare!.

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William Shakespeare

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  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Warm Up • Before we start today’s lesson, you have 3 minutes to write down anything you remember from last year about Shakespeare himself, his plays, the way he writes, etc.

  3. Shakespeare's birthplace. Stratford - on - Avon

  4. Facts About Shakespeare! • Born on April 23,1564. • By 1594 he had a reputation of being an actor, had written many plays, and became principle playwright of Lord Chamberlain’s men. • 1599, They built the globe theater. • 1603, he took control over Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

  5. More Facts… • In 1610, Shakespeare retired and invested in grain and farmland. • On April 23,1616, Shakespeare died. • Shakespeare was regarded as the greatest author in the English Language--400 years after his death. Why so long after his death??? • Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, and they are still frequently read throughout the world.

  6. The Globe Theater Plays took place during the day because there was no artificial lighting. There were also no elaborate sets. Entrance of The Globe Theater Top view of Shakespeare's Globe Theater Original Theaters

  7. New Globe Theater Re built Globe Theater in Thames, England. Built on September 19, 1999.

  8. Main Characters • Macbeth – A Scottish thane who is tempted to murder the king for personal gain. • Lady Macbeth – A pushy wife who seeks to benefit from her husband’s rise to power. • Three Witches – Evil hags who plant the seed of murder in Macbeth’s mind. • Banquo – Macbeth’s friend who is loyal to the king.

  9. Main Characters Continued • MacDuff - A thane who is loyal to the king who opposes Macbeth. • King Duncan – A benevolent Scottish king who has been generous to Macbeth. • Malcolm – Duncan’s son and a prince.

  10. Fate vs. Free Will Violence and bloodshed result when the prescribed social order is tampered with. Good vs. Evil The qualities of good and evil, strength and weakness, are often combined in a single individual. Appearance vs. Reality Things/People aren’t always what they seem to be. Internal desires and fears can be more influential than exterior reality. Ambition vs. Morality Brave, honest, and noble persons can be seduced by power and ambition, and so turned into tyrants. Violence and bloodshed result when the prescribed social order is tampered with. Major themes: Macbeth

  11. Shakespeare’s Verse: Definitions • Meter: The basic rhythmic structure of verse • Iamb:An unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable • Iambic Pentameter: Iambic pentameter is a type of meterthat is used in poetry and drama, consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable. Iambic Pentameter creates a particular rhythm and is 10 syllables.

  12. weakSTRONGweakSTRONGweakSTRONGweakSTRONGweakSTRONG • “I AM…” • I AM I AM I AM I AM I AM • “ I a m a p i r a t e w i t h a w o o d e n l e g . ” • I AM a PI rate WITH a WOOD en LEG • Mark the following lines with a  if the syllable is unstressed, and a , if the syllable is stressed.

  13. Practice Time • But soft: what light through yonder window breaks? • So foul and fair a day I have not seen. • I’m hungry. Is it almost time for lunch? • Not yet – the soup is heating on the stove.

  14. Shakespeare wrote his plays in Blank Verse(mostly) Blank Verse is: Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter: Iamb = unstressed syllable, then a stressed syllable (ˇ ́) = foot Iambic Pentameter consists of five feet to each line (10 syllables) Example: Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no more!” (2.2.34).

  15. Let’s Look… Shakespeare Example: Dr. Seuss Example: i DO not LIKE green EGGS and HAM i DO not LIKE them, SAM i AM "But SOFT, what LIGHT through YONder WINdow BREAKS.” daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM daDUM 

  16. Key Terms for Act 1 • Paradox • a statement whose two parts seem contradictory yet make sense with more thought • “They have ears but hear not” • “I can see I’m going blind” • Macbeth is the protagonist, but often seen as evil • Why would an author include something like this???

  17. Key Terms for Act 1 • Dramatic Irony • the audience knows more than the characters in the play • Therefore, words and action have additional meaning for the audience • What examples of dramatic irony do you remember from Romeo and Juliet? • Prologue tells us at beginning that R & J will die, but the characters do not know this

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