6V Literature - Shakespeare re-cap 2.0

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

This class

• Presentation about the Four Great Tragedies by Maria and Bianca
• Shakespeare: the master of language
• Famous Shakespeare quotes
• Shakespeare quiz
• If time left: part of Shakespeare In Love (1998)

Shakespeare: master of literature and language

• Used a variety of sources: classical / historical / contemporary
• Turned existing subject-matter into something new and unique
• Showed deep understanding of human nature
• Was a master of language
• How?

Master of language

• Shakespeare coined around 1700 common words
• Wrote accomplished blank verse with subtle imagery
• Produced some of the most famous quotations in English
• Such as....

Famous quotations

Which words are missing?

• If  music be the food of ..., play on / Give me excess of it

• All the world's a stage / And all the men and women merely ...
• What's in a name? That which we call a ... / By any other name would smell as sweet

Famous quotations

• If  music be the food of love play on / Give me excess of it (The Tempest, Act 1 - Scene 1)

• All the world's a stage / And all the men and women merely  players (As You Like It, Act 2 - Scene 7)
• What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 - Scene 2)

SHAKESPEARE

What was Shakespeare's birth year?

1. 1582
2. 1585
3. 1564
4. 1592

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

1. 154
2. 112
3. 103
4. 188

What is the common element of comedies?

1. they end in death
2. they end in marriage
3. they end in tragedy
4. they end in festivity

The common element of tragedies is ...

1. DEATH
2. LOVE
3. WAR
4. LIFE

Which are the Four Great Tragedies?

1. Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Richard II
2. Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello
3. Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth, Othello
4. King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo & Juliet

How many words did Shakespeare invent?

1. around 1900
2. around 500
3. around 1000
4. around 1700

What kind of plays are Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet?

1. tragedy and tragedy
2. tragedy and history play
3. history play and comedy
4. tragedy and comedy

Which is NOT an element of a soliloquy?

1. character talks to him/herself
2. character talks to the rest of the cast
3. character relates to thoughts+feelings
4. character talks to the audience

Which Shakespeare text/fragment did you like best?

Would you like to see a real Shakespeare play (in the theatre)? Why (not)?

What if we would stage a Shakespeare play - would you want to participate? Why (not) and how?