Literature 2: Shakespeare's London

Literature 2:
Shakespeare's London
(Periode B)
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Literature 2:
Shakespeare's London
(Periode B)

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Remember!
- Each week: 1 theme + background info + questions
- This period:
           - Assignment 1: Shakespeare (26 November)
           - Assignment 2: MacBeth (10 December)
           - Literature test: (at the end of January)
              = multiple choice + open questions
                                              

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Assignment 1: Shakespeare
- Background article about: Shakespeare's influence on
   English, A Shakespeare play vs. a movie, Queen Elizabeth I
   vs. King James I, or a topic of your own. 

- 300-400 words
- Deadline: 26 November 2021
- Background article: research > write in your own words

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Shakespeare's London
(Literature 2)

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Take a guess: The current population of London is 8.1 million, in 1530 there lived...
A
50.000 people
B
100.000 people
C
200.000 people
D
250.000 people

Slide 5 - Quiz

Take a guess: a huge fire occured in London in 1666, what percentage of the city burned down?
A
40%
B
60%
C
80%
D
100%

Slide 6 - Quiz

The East India Company (in Dutch VOC) was established in:
A
1550
B
1600
C
1650
D
1700

Slide 7 - Quiz

16th Century London
- Religion changed depending on ruler (catholic < > protestant)
- Elizabeth loved plays: lots of theatres were built
- Beginning of trade (East India Company = VOC)
- 1530: 50.000 people  >  1605: 225.000 people in London

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London in the 16th Century

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17th Century London
- King James I of England = King James IV of Scotland
- Gunpowder plot: Guy Fawkes wants to blow up Parliament
- "Remember, Remember the 5th of November"
- English Civil War: no monarch, but Republic (1653-1659)

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Two disasters in a row
- The Great Plague of 1665
- "The Black Death"
- May: 53 people die
- June: 6000 people die
- July: 17.000 people die
- August: 31.000 people die
- In total 15% of London dies in one summer

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Two disasters in a row
- One year later....
- The Great Fire of London: 1666
- Starts in a bakery
- 4 days later....
- only 6 people have died
- but 80% of London is destroyed

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The person behind the Gunpowder Plot was called...
A
Guy Hawkes
B
Guy Fawkes
C
Guy Pawkes
D
Guy Dawkes

Slide 16 - Quiz

The English name for the VOC is:
A
North India Company
B
East India Company
C
South India Company
D
West India Company

Slide 17 - Quiz

True or False: "The Great Fire of London was in 1665 and the Black Death in 1666"
A
True
B
False

Slide 18 - Quiz

For a few years, England was a Republic instead of a Monarchy, but when...?
A
1633-1639
B
1643-1649
C
1653-1659
D
1663-1669

Slide 19 - Quiz

What percentage of the London population died due to the Black Death?
A
15%
B
25%
C
8%
D
31%

Slide 20 - Quiz

King I James of England was also...
A
King IV of Scotland
B
King IV of Wales
C
King VI of Scotland
D
King VI of Wales

Slide 21 - Quiz

Today
- Read the background information for Literature 2: Shakespeare's London

- Answer the questions (use Google/ the internet)
+ Check your answers (use Its Learning)

- Read through / work on the first assignment

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