Richard III. Intro. Cummings Guides Home..|..Contact This Site..|..Shakespeare Books. ..Study Guide Compiled by Michael J.
Cummings...© 2003, 2006, 2010.. This page has been revised, enlarged, and moved to Type of Work .......Richard III is stage play that is both a history and a tragedy. Key Dates.Date Written: Probably between 1591and 1593 First Printing: 1597, First Quarto. Sources .......Shakespeare based Richard III partly on accounts in The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (Holinshed's Chronicles), by Raphael Holinshed (? Settings........The action takes place in England in the following locales: London (including castles and the royal palace), Salisbury, a camp near Tamworth, and Bosworth Field (about 12 miles west of Leicester in the East Midlands).
Characters Plot SummaryBy Michael J. Lesson: Villains. February 2010 Kristin Pollack teaches at Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Tennessee Plays/Scenes Covered Richard III, 1.1 What's On for Today and Why In preparation for an assessment in which students will place Richard's villainy in historical/cultural context, students will create a list of historical and fictional figures and identify the qualities and behaviors that make them villains.
Students will learn how an audience's attitude towards "evil" figures can be more complex than a first reading suggests and gain an appreciation for the complicated nature of Shakespeare's characters. This lesson will take approximately 80 minutes. The Prince, Specifically: Chapters XV & XVI. Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: Nicolo Machiavelli (1469-1527): The Prince, 1513 Chapter I : How Many Kinds of Principlaities There are, and by What means they are Acquired Chapter IV : Why The Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against The Successors of Alexander At His Death Chapter V : Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed Chapter VI : Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by One's Own Arms And Ability.
Lesson: Rhyme/Meter. Handout on meter. Video Comparison: 3 versions of opening monologue. Richard II. Intro. Cummings Guides Home..|..Contact This Site..|..Shakespeare Books. .Historical Background..........When staging Richard II, William Shakespeare assumed that his Elizabethan audience was familiar with historical events that led up to the events depicted in the play.
Here is a summary of the historical events with which modern readers need to familiarize themselves to fully understand the play:.........The historical Richard II was born in 1367, reigned as king from 1377 to 1399, and died in 1400. When he was only ten, he acceded to the throne as the grandson of King Edward III and ruled under the protection and guidance of John of Gaunt (1340-1399), Duke of Lancaster. In the first two decades of Richardu0092s reign, Gaunt spent much of his time fending off or pacifying other nobles seeking to control the young monarchu0096and England..........In 1386, these nobles persuaded Parliament to establish a commission to supervise and manipulate the teenage king.
Plot SummaryBy Michael J. Henry VIII. Intro. ....... Is a history play focusing on the reign of England's King Henry VIII (1491-1547) up to the time of the birth of his daughter, Elizabeth I. Henry, the son of Henry VII, reigned from 1509 to 1547. About 1612. 1623 in the First Folio, the first authorized collection of Shakespeare's plays. Henry V. Intro. Henry IV, Part II. Intro. .......
Is a history play about the last days of England's King Henry IV and the accession to the throne of his son, Prince Henry (Hal), as King Henry V. The scenes involving Sir John Falstaff and his drinking companions are fictional. About 1597. : was published in 1600 in a quarto edition that does not include the first scene of the third act. This edition was printed by Valentine Simmes. Henry IV, Part I. Intro. Cummings Guides Home..|..Contact This Site... .Study Guide Prepared by Michael J.
Cummings...© 2003Revised in 2010 © This page has been revised, enlarged, and moved to . Type of Work........Henry IV Part I is a history play with episodes of both comedy and tragedy. Sources .......Shakespeare based Henry IV Part I primarily on accounts in The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (Holinshed’s Chronicles), by Raphael Holinshed (? Characters.Protagonist: King Henry IV (It can be argued, however, that Prince Hal is the Protagonist)Antagonists: The Enemies of the King and His SonComic Figure: FalstaffTragic Figure: Hotspur.
King John. Intro. Study Guide Prepared by Michael J. Cummings ... 2003. Henry VI, Part III. Intro. ....... Is a history play about the struggle for power during the reign of a young English king. Between 1590 and 1592. 1623 as part of the First Folio, the first authorized collection of Shakespeare's plays. ....... Henry VI, Part II. Intro. Study Guide Prepared by Michael J. Cummings ... 2003 Revised in 2010 . Type of Work ....... Is a history play about the struggle for power during the reign of a young English king. Henry VI, Part I Intro. Study Guide Prepared by Michael J.
