Italian dies in 'Romeo' tragedy A husband in Italy who lost hope of his wife waking from a four-month coma has killed himself - only for his beloved to regain consciousness hours later. Doctors said when Rossana, 67, stirred, she asked for her husband Ettore. The tragedy, recalling the ending of Romeo and Juliet, took place in Padua, 60km (40 miles) from Verona, the setting of Shakespeare's play. Ettore, 71, had kept a daily vigil at Rossana's side after she had a stroke and fell into a coma in September. Italian media report that he would visit his wife daily, sometimes coming to the hospital in the northern town as many as four times a day. But on Wednesday, Ettore committed suicide by gassing himself in the garage of the couple's Padua home. About 12 hours later, Rossana, a former nurse, emerged from the coma and asked for her husband. Ettore had recently told the local pastor that he was very pessimistic about the prospects of his wife's recovery, Italian news agency Ansa reports.
Open Source Shakespeare search Shakespeare's works, read the texts Shakespeare och vetenskapliga metoder på engelskan Bakgrund Jag arbetar på samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet med beteendevetenskaplig inriktning och i mitt uppdrag ingår därför att förbereda mina elever för högre studier. Detta gör vi gemensamt på olika sätt här på Pauliskolan. Eleverna skriver till exempel ett gymnasiearbetsliknande arbete både i ettan och tvåan för att vara väl förberedda inför denna kurs i trean. Jag handleder också en läslyftsgrupp och i den har vi detta år valt modulen "Läsa och skriva text av vetenskaplig karaktär". I del 6 ingår att man ska träna vetenskapliga metoder genom att göra en miniundersökning och nedan beskriver jag hur jag gick till väga för att göra det i engelska 6 med mina tvåor. Jag valde intervju som metod för miniundersökningen och det ämne jag valde att undersöka tillsammans med eleverna var hur jag lagt upp undervisningen kring Shakespeare på engelskan. Lektion 1 Jag inledde med en miniföreläsning på engelska om Shakespeares liv, tid och verk. Lektion 2 Lektion 3 Lektion 4 och 5 Lektion 6 Lektion 8
The Shakespeare Glossary Notes on Shakespeare Ale (beer made with a top fermenting yeast) was the drink of choice in Shakespeare's day. Everyone from the poorest farmer to the Queen herself drank the brew made from malt, and a mini brewery was an essential part of every household. Shakespeare's own father was an official ale taster in Stratford – an important and respected job which involved monitoring the ingredients used by professional brewers and ensuring they sold their ale at Crown regulated prices. Beer, however, eventually became more popular than ale. Henry Bolingbroke, the eldest son of John of Gaunt and the grandson of King Edward III, was born on April 3, 1367. An atomy is the smallest particle of matter (an atom). Shakespeare acquired substantial wealth thanks to his acting and writing abilities, and his shares in London theatres. Twenty-four of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed to a woman. Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most captivating and complex figures in history.
Video Storytelling Diario di un’esperienza di didattica attiva Insegnanti 2.0 Mi è stato chiesto di illustrare il percorso didattico attuato con la mia classe per la realizzazione di un video a conclusione del nostro progetto sul teatro inglese ai tempi di Shakespeare. Alcuni colleghi mi hanno, inoltre, scritto per chiedere delle precisazioni riguardo le modalità di utilizzo di alcuni dei tools web 2.0 impiegati per la produzione di questo video. Volentieri accolgo l’invito e mi propongo di condividere con voi il percorso di apprendimento attivo che ha coinvolto i miei allievi di quarta liceo in questa esperienza di Digital Storytelling. Partiamo dal video, che rappresenta una sintesi degli apprendimenti maturati dai ragazzi in un’ottica di Inquiry-based e Project-based Learning: Descrizione dell’ambiente di apprendimento Disciplina: Lingua Inglese Topics: Letteratura Inglese; cenni di storia del teatro, della musica e della danza Progetto: Theatres at the Time of Shakespeare Insegno in questa classe solo da quest’anno. Strategie di apprendimento significativo Mi piace:
Shakespeare - Macbeth Scotland is at war, and has just won a great battle. Macbeth, a general in the Scottish army, is the hero of the battle. On his way home afterwards, Macbeth and his friend meet three mysterious witches. Somehow, the witches already know Macbeth’s name. They tell him that he is going to be promoted, and that he will be given more money, land and power. Soon afterwards, Macbeth receives a message from Duncan, the king of Scotland. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, soon hears about her husband’s success and the witches’ predictions. That night, while King Duncan is sleeping, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make his guards drunk. But Macbeth is worried that his friends might become his enemies, and might want to kill him so that they can become king. Macbeth goes to see the witches again, who make more predictions. Lady Macbeth is tortured by the guilt of Duncan’s murder. Macbeth waits for the English army at his castle and is convinced the witches’ predictions mean he’s safe.
Romeo & Juliet – Graphic Novel (Paperback) - Classical Comics “But soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!” The fair city of Verona is troubled by two feuding families: the Montagues and the Capulets. Shakespeare’s wonderful play is as relevant today as it was when it was written, over 400 years ago. Graphic Novel • 168 pages, full colour paperback • 246mm x 168mm x 10mm Text Version Quick Text Plain Text Original Text Clear selection
Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor TED-Ed While interesting to explore in his plays, the idea of Shakespeare as a poet isn’t new. He wrote many poems. Most famously, he penned 154 sonnets that are often as studied and celebrated as his plays. 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. You’ve seen some of the similarities between Shakespeare’s meter and music. If all of this wordplay makes you want to get up on your feet and speak the words, you should research the English Speaking Union’s National Shakespeare Competition – an annual recitation competition featuring some of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches. Want even more Shakespeare?