William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

• Thought of himself as a POET, not a playwright

• Comedy, Tragedy, and History

• Famous Phrases

• Made up own sentence structure and words to keep
  desired rhythm

• Globe Theatre

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pomp and circumstance stately, elaborate
ceremony also, the name of the popular song
played during graduations and other important
events
neither rhyme nor reason without logic or a
plan
melted into thin air disappeared
Knock! Knock! Whos there? (Is there ANYONE who
has never heard this kind of joke?)
household words words that everyone knows and
uses
a wild-goose chase a frantic or long search for
something that doesnt exist
dead as a doornail really dead, no question
about it
an eye-sore something or someone really ugly
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Shakespeares Sentence Structure and Made-up Words
Used different structure to tell social class of
characters

• Characters upper-class like Yoda sound.

• Peasants use regular speech pattern.

Created words just to fit his purpose--rhythm,
meaning, or whatever
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Famous Quotes from Shakespeares Plays

• To be or not to be
• A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
• All the worlds a stage, And all the men and
  women merely players.
• Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
• Tis the stuff that dreams are made of.

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A Midsummer Nights Dream

• Comic misadventures of two pairs of lovers who
  become lost in the woods and fall under the power
  of sprites (fairies).
• Midsummer Night was thought to be one night of
  the year when sprites were powerful and flowers
  gathered then could work magic. Midsummer Night
  was a time when people dreamed of their true
  loves and sometimes went insane.

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A Midsummer Nights Dream

• In Elizabethan times, a girls father had the
  right to choose her husband, and he could stop
  her marriage if he didnt approve.

• In Midsummer, this happens and complications and
  confusion follow. Finally, the lovers are
  re-united.

• The mistaken identity shows the ridiculous ease
  with which lovers change the object of their
  affection, while still believing that their
  feelings are sincere.

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Metaphor

• A metaphor is a figure of speech in which an
  object is described by comparing it to something
  else.
• Shakespeares plays are rich in metaphors,
  especially those relating to animals, war,
  fencing, music, or clothing.

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The Globe Theatre

• When a play was scheduled, flags were raised
  outside the theater
• tragedy
• comedy
• history

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In Shakespeares Day. . .

• Women were not allowed to act in public. Female
  roles were played by young boys.

• A tough, rowdy bunch of spectators stood near the
  stage and threw apples and oranges at bad actors.
  
• They were called Groundlings.

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What is love?
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