Transcript Shakespeare - Steven Byars

Shakespeare
Mr. Byars
Freshman English
Introduction
• Welcome to the class
• Be prepared to think critically
• Class discussion is highly encouraged
Block Objective
• The study of Shakespeare is intended to
prepare you for advancement to higher
levels of learning and understanding about
the great works of literature. You will gain
a better understanding of the
Shakespearean era and his plays and be
able to apply this knowledge to the
modern theater.
Block Overview
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Section I – Introduction and Orientation
Section II – Shakespeare’s Life
Section III –Shakespeare’s Theater
Section IV – Romeo and Juliet
Section V – Shakespeare’s Technique
Section I
Introduction and Orientation
Section II
Shakespeare’s Life
Growing Up
• How do we know anything about
Shakespeare?
• When and where was he born?
• Did Shakespeare’s upbringing affect his
life’s outcome?
• How did Shakespeare’s school compare to
your school?
Shakespeare’s Life Growing Up
• Birth
Fathers History
Stratford-upon-Avon
School Life
Influence from Markets and
Festivals
Marriage
The Missing Years
Shakespeare’s Theatrical Career
• What prompted Shakespeare to become a
playwright?
• Why are his plays considered to be works
of art?
• What do we know about his plays and
sonnets?
• What do we know about the Globe
Theater?
Shakespeare Arrives in London
Life in London and the Theater
Venus and Adonis
Shakespeare Becomes Established
• Four Periods
– Period One
– Period Two
– Period Three
– Period Four
First Period
Henry VI
Richard III
Titus Andronicus
The Comedy of Errors
The Taming of the Shrew
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Second Period
Richard II
Henry IV
Henry V
A Midsummer Nights Dream
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
Twelfth Night
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Financially Well Off
Globe Theater
Octagonal Shaped Outer Wall
Roofless Inner Pit and The Stage
Three Galleries
The Creative Years
The Third Period
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Anthony and Cleopatra
Macbeth
Troilus and Cressida
Coriolanus
Timon of Athens
All’s Well That End’s Well
Measure for Measure
The Fourth Period
Cymbeline
The Winter’s Tale
The Tempest
Henry VIII
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Retirement Years
Shakespeare’s Will and Death
Growing Up
• How do we know anything about
Shakespeare?
• When and where was he born?
• Did Shakespeare’s upbringing affect his
life’s outcome?
• How did Shakespeare’s school compare to
your school?
Shakespeare’s Theatrical Career
• What prompted Shakespeare to become a
playwright?
• Why are his plays considered to be works
of art?
• What do we know about his plays and
sonnets?
• What do we know about the Globe
Theater?
Section III
Shakespeare’s Theater
Elizabethan Theater
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Three theater troupes
Proscenium stage
Censorship and plague
Design of the theater and stage
Use of props
Use of theatrical juxtaposition
Comparison/Contrast Exercise
Section IV
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
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Reading the play
Discussion of the actions of the characters
Identifying the character traits
Comparing classic and modern versions
Rewriting the outcome
Designing a theater setting for the play
Section V
Shakespeare’s Technique
Shakespeare’s Technique
• Significance of blank verse, rhyme, and
prose
• Use of heavy dialogue and limited action
• Use of men and women