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Shakespeare Documented. Teaching Shakespeare. Plot Summaries. Folger Shakespeare Library. Shakespeare. Hamnet: Folger Shakespeare Library Online Catalog. The Shakespeare Quartos Archive. Breaking the Masonic Code of SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS. Breaking the Masonic Code of SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS By Richard Allan WagnerCopyright © 2013 Hopefully you, the reader, have come into this discourse as a reasonable and unbiased individual—a seeker of Truth.

Breaking the Masonic Code of SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS

If you’re not already aware, there exists much controversy and debate over who actually wrote the works attributed to the highly mysterious author known as “William Shakespeare”. Yes, the vast majority of people on the planet have generally (and unknowingly) accepted the premise that a man named “William Shakespeare” (of Stratford) wrote the literary works attributed to him. The problem rests with the fact that there is scarce evidence of the Stratford man’s existence—but more importantly, there is NO TANGIBLE EVIDENCE the “Stratford man” wrote the literary body of work for which he is given credit—in fact, there is a mountain of hard, legitimate evidence to the contrary! The LOST SECRET of William Shakespeare (www.TheLostSecretofWilliamShakespeare.com) Johnson states: “Mr. The “E. Drama - 60 Second Shakespeare - Shakespeare's plays, themes and characters - Macbeth.

Introduction To Teaching Macbeth In High School Literature. Macbeth Lesson Plans, Macbeth Quizzes, Help with Macbeth, Macbeth Resources, Macbeth and witches. ShakespeareHelp.com: Macbeth Macbeth Links Comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation on Macbeth - 144 slides Quizzes - Quotes - Characters Imagery - Themes - YouTube Videos Available for Immediate Download Biblical Influences on Shakespeare's Macbeth Bloody Tyrant or Benevolent King: Will the Real Macbeth Please Stand Up?

Macbeth Lesson Plans, Macbeth Quizzes, Help with Macbeth, Macbeth Resources, Macbeth and witches

- Catherine Wells Cawdor Castle Character Analysis of Macbeth: What Drives Macbeth to Acts of Violence and Murder? Using Film Clips to Teach Shakespeare. “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).

Using Film Clips to Teach Shakespeare

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. 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. Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor. While interesting to explore in his plays, the idea of Shakespeare as a poet isn’t new.

Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor

He wrote many poems. Most famously, he penned 154 sonnets that are often as studied and celebrated as his plays. His sonnets feature a specific format that uses iambic pentameter to reflect great meaning and emotion in a short burst of verse. If it’s the words themselves that grab you, take a plunge down the rabbit hole of Open Source Shakespeare: a beautiful marriage of the bard and technology that allows you to search every poem and play Shakespeare ever wrote for individual words and phrases. The Sonnets by William Shakespeare on Vimeo. David crystal and shakespeare. How to Talk Like Shakespeare. David Crystal on English Idioms by Shakespeare. Speaking the bright and beautiful English of Shakespeare, Ben Crystal. Paterson, Ronan. Shakespeare's language and the contemporary cinema audience. Visit Shakespeare’s London at FIU’s new virtual reality facility.

It’s 1598, and you’re on your way to the Globe Theater to watch one of Shakespeare’s plays.

Visit Shakespeare’s London at FIU’s new virtual reality facility

You walk along the dirt roads and the green fields of London and you realize you can see the London Bridge in the distance. A vagabond asks you for a coin, and you find the village houses and the town market bustling with customers. Once you arrive at the theater, you watch the first few minutes of the opening monologue of “Henry V.” This is a virtual world created by a multidisciplinary team of FIU students – and you can immerse yourself in this time-travel journey starting Jan. 29 when the I-CAVE opens at Modesto A.

Maidique Campus. The I-CAVE, short for Integrated Computer Augmented Virtual Environment, is a new facility composed of five 9-by-5 foot, high-resolution screens arranged in a hexagonal pattern. Although the team took creative liberty re-imagining Bankside, Chairperson of the English Department James Sutton says there are many historical points. How it works. Absolute Shakespeare - plays, quotes, summaries, essays... Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet! Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet! HIGH: used in composition with adjectives to heighten or emphasize their signification, as, high- fantastical HIGHT: called HILD: held HILDING: a paltry fellow HINT: suggestion HIREN: a prostitute. with a pun on the word 'iron.'

Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet!

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Shakespeare's plays plus a modern translation you can understand. Virtual Tour. Linguist David Crystal on Shakespeare, Downton Abbey and Babel magazine. BBC Two - Shakespeare Unlocked - Romeo and Juliet. Linguist David Crystal on Shakespeare, Downton Abbey and Babel magazine. 96 Incredibly Useful Links for Teaching and Studying Shakespeare. The idea of tackling Shakespeare in school has sometimes sent chills down both students’ and teachers’ spines, but the truth is that studying Shakespeare doesn’t have to be so daunting.

96 Incredibly Useful Links for Teaching and Studying Shakespeare

His plays and sonnets are filled with themes that are relevant even today, are humorous, lyrical, and provide important historical content. Most importantly, Shakespeare knew how to tell a good story. Whether you are teaching or learning Shakespeare in a traditional classroom, in an online course, in high school, or college, there are resources below that will make teaching and learning about Shakespeare and fun and engaging experience. Comprehensive Resources. MIT - Complete Works. Internet Shakespeare Editions. Shakespeare Uncovered. The Sonnets by William Shakespeare on Vimeo.

Full synopsis. Romeo and Juliet was written in 1595-6 and is set in Verona, Italy, at a time when a longstanding feud between two noble families - the Montagues and the Capulets - constantly breaks out into brawling on the streets.

Full synopsis

Prince Escalus, ruler of Verona, threatens terrible punishment on anyone who takes part in further violence. Young Romeo Montague is hopelessly in love with the unattainable Rosaline and, in an attempt to cure his lovesick misery, his friends persuade him to go disguised to a party at the home of his family's sworn enemies, the Capulets. Romeo reluctantly agrees to go when he learns that Rosaline has been invited. At the party, he meets Juliet, only daughter of the Capulets, and not even knowing each other's names, they fall instantly in love. Juliet's hot-headed cousin, Tybalt, has spotted Romeo and his friends but is prevented from challenging them by her father, Old Capulet.

Stop reading now if you don't want to know how it ends... Shakespeare Online. 96 Incredibly Useful Links for Teaching and Studying Shakespeare. GCSE Bitesize: Context. William Shakespeare on Genius. Modern English Shakespeare Resources: Facts, Plays, Sonnets. William Shakespeare. Shakespeare Resource Center. Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Library. BBC History - William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare in quarto: view 21 of Shakespeare's plays online. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Shakespearean Insulter.