Shakespeare Othello. Shakespeare Macbeth. Macbeth. Teaching ‘Macbeth’ in Middle School. Using Film Clips to Teach Shakespeare | Folger SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY. Double, double, toil and trouble / Fire burn and cauldron bubble.: The Weird Sisters (Andrew Zox, Cleo House, Jr., and Eric Hissom) in Macbeth at Folger Theatre (2008). Folger Shakespeare Library. By Chris Lavold If you are a fan of Folger Education, you are well aware of the focus on performance-based teaching and how getting kids up on their feet is an effective way to understand and appreciate Shakespeare’s plays.
I have found that an excellent complement to this is to view film clips of performances to generate intelligent class discussions. Some of the most interesting and insightful days of my ninth grade Macbeth unit were the days we watched multiple interpretations of the same scene. This also fits the Common Core Standard RL.7 perfectly: Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production…), evaluating how each version interprets the source text. The clips I mostly use are from the Folger 2008 production and the Polanski 1971 film. Understanding Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Othello. Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge. 11th Edition, Spring 2011 ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Contents ·Search · Browse the Compendium Games · Food · Money · Religion · Language · Weddings · Masters & Servants · Occupations · The Peers ·London · Fashion ·Children ·Household Management · Pastimes · Names ·The Queen's Suitors ·Education · Christmas · Heraldry · Maps________________________________________Preface Introduction Renaissance: The Elizabethan World Home Links Author & Designer________________________________________ Shakespeare Insults: A collection of quotes for you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! Shakespeare's Insults You can tell by the hundreds of imaginative biting quips in Shakespeare's plays that the man adored a good insult. The following is small collection of the very best of Shakespeare's jabs and affronts.
You are not worth another word, else I'd call you knave.All's Well that Ends Well (2.3.262) I do desire we may be better strangers.As You Like It (3.2.248) He is deformed, crooked, old and sere, Ill-faced, worse bodied, shapeless everywhere; Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind; Stigmatical in making, worse in mind. Thou whoreson, senseless villain! Dissembling harlot, thou art false in all! You abilities are too infant-like for doing much alone. They lie deadly that tell you you have good faces . You wear out a good wholesome forenoon in hearing a cause between an orange wife and a fosset-seller. More of your conversation would infect my brain. For such things as you, I can scarce think there's any, ye're so slight. Away! O thou vile one! Take you me for a sponge? A Rose By Any Other Name… « Mr W's HIGHER ENGLISH. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably eaten all your toys and played with all your sweets by now, and so will be looking for a welcome diversion.
I’ve been checking out some resources that will help you get to grips with Romeo and Juliet and so, given you need to have read the play by the time we get back, thought I’d punt them your way. As you will recall from the introduction I delivered at the end of term, the real beauty of Shakespeare is his acute observation of the human condition, coupled with his ability to write some of the most beautiful language ever. It will be your ability to understand the language that will make the difference. Don’t be put off by the ‘archaic’ expression, a little work on your part will pay massive dividends, and will — I hope — lead to you beginning to appreciate just how great a writer Shakespeare is. The first one I want to mention is LitCharts™.
Next up is EnglishBiz and a guide on how to write about R&J. Like this: Like Loading... Shakespeare Words – How to Understand Shakespeare Words. Guide note: Each month, our "Teaching Shakespeare" columnist writes about bringing Shakespeare to life in the classroom and drama studio. This month he translates Shakespeare’s words and phrases for newcomers.
How to Understand Shakespeare Words by Duncan Fewins For many, language is the biggest barrier in understanding Shakespeare. Perfectly competent performers can be paralysed with fear when they see bizarre words like “Methinks” and “Peradventure” – something I call Shakespearaphobia. As a way of trying to counter this natural anxiety, I often begin by telling new students or performers that speaking Shakespeare aloud isn’t like learning a new language –it’s more like listening to a strong accent and your ear soon adjusts to the new dialect.
Even if you are confused about some words and phrases, you should still be able to pick up meaning from the context and the visual signals you receive from the speaker. Watch how quickly children pick up accents and new language when on holiday. William Shakespeare Language and Dictionary. Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet! Reading Shakespeare's Plays Language Before you start to read Shakespeare's plays, you will want to take a look at some of the language uses that might stand in your way of understanding the script. In his book, Unlocking Shakespeare's Language, Randal Robinson breaks the language barriers into three main categories: Shakespeare's Unusual Arrangements of Words, Shakespeare's Troublesome Omissions & Words Not Quite Our Own.
This guide will briefly cover each of these areas, but you will also want to ask your teacher to get a copy of this great resource by following the link above. Unusual Word Arrangements Many of my students have asked me if people really spoke the way they do in Shakespeare's plays. The answer is no. Shakespeare wrote the way he did for poetic and dramatic purposes. There are many reasons why he did this--to create a specific poetic rhythm, to emphasize a certain word, to give a character a specific speech pattern, etc. I ate the sandwich. Studyguiderandj. Romeoandjuliet-LitChart. Author Bio Full Name: William Shakespeare Date of Birth: 1564 Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon, England Date of Death: 1616 Brief Life Story: Shakespeare's father was a glove-maker, and Shakespeare received no more than a grammar school education.
Key Facts Full Title: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Genre: Tragic drama Setting: The Italian cities of Verona and Mantua during the Renaissance (around the fourteenth century). Climax: Romeo and Juliet's double suicide in the Capulet tomb. Protagonists: Romeo and Juliet Antagonists: There are many antagonists to Romeo and Juliet's love. Historical and Literary Context When Written: early to mid 1590s Where Written: England When Published: 1597 Literary Period: The Renaissance (1500-1660) Related Literary Works: As with many other of his plays, Shakespeare adapted his version of Romeo and Juliet from earlier sources. Extra Credit Shakespeare or Not? William Shakespeare Biography. William Shakespeare - British History. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a bustling market town 100 miles northwest of London, and baptized there on April 26, 1564. His birthday is traditionally celebrated on April 23, which was the date of his death in 1616 and is the feast day of St.
George, the patron saint of England. Shakespeare’s father, John, dabbled in farming, wood trading, tanning, leatherwork, money lending and other occupations; he also held a series of municipal positions before falling into debt in the late 1580s. The ambitious son of a tenant farmer, John boosted his social status by marrying Mary Arden, the daughter of an aristocratic landowner. Like John, she may have been a practicing Catholic at a time when those who rejected the newly established Church of England faced persecution. William was the third of eight Shakespeare children, of whom three died in childhood.