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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare. English 9. Renaissance. What can you tell me about the Renaissance?

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William Shakespeare

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  1. William Shakespeare English 9

  2. Renaissance • What can you tell me about the Renaissance? • The Renaissance was a time of rebirth. Europeans experienced a reawakening of interest in the classics--government, literature, art, and thought. It was a time of experimentation. It was a time of religious upheaval…and it was a time of war.

  3. Shakespeare’s Life • Baptized April 26, 1564 • At 18, married Anne Hathaway • Had three children • 1592 started pursuing a career in theater • By 1593, he was a well-known actor and playwright • Wrote sonnets and plays…some are considered the best ever written • Some say he didn’t write it all • The Christopher Marlowe & Francis Bacon theories • Died April 23rd, 1616

  4. Globe Theater • Opened in 1599 • Burned down in 1613 from a cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII.

  5. Literary Terms • Blank Verse:  unrhymed iambic pentameter • Iambic Pentameter:  five beats of alternating unstressed and stressed syllables; ten syllables per line. • 'So fair / and foul / a day / I have / not seen' • 'The course / of true / love nev/er did / run smooth‘ • Metaphor, simile, personification, foil, theme, symbolism… • Wow, these seem familiar!

  6. Structure of a Five-Act Play • Act I: Introduction • Act II: Rising Action • Act III: Turning Point • Act IV: Falling Action • Act V: Resolution/Catastrophe • Presents the event that resolves, or ends, the central conflict • In a tragedy, this Act is the catastrophe because it marks the ultimate fall of the central character

  7. Types of Shakespearean Plays • Tragedies • Comedies • Histories • Shakespeare did not put his plays in categories…Scholars did

  8. Tragedies • The Greek philosopher, Aristotle, defined tragedy as “the noblest and most serious, dignified and important form of drama.” • Tells the story of the fall of a person in high status • Death is often the result at the end of the play

  9. Comedies • Idea evolved from early Greek comedies • All types of humor used: appropriate and inappropriate • Shakespeare’s comedies: • full of fun, irony, and plays on words • Lots of disguises, mistaken identities, and unusual (and sometimes hard to follow) plots

  10. Histories • Included events/people from history (go figure, huh?) • However…it was loosely based on those events and/or characters • Were a mix of tragedy and comedy

  11. Oh…wait • Some folks say there were more types of plays: • Romance • Roman • …but others feel that they fit into the three main categories anyway

  12. Romeo and Juliet • Tragedy • What does that tell you? • What do you know about the play?

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