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William Shakespeare1564-1616 “All the world 's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players. All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation . . . .
And then the justice,In fair round belly with good capon lined,With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,Full of wise saws and modern instances;And so he plays his part. The sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wideFor his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,Turning again toward childish treble, pipesAnd whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,Is second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”
Have you heard these phrases? • I couldn’t sleep a wink. • He was dead as a doornail. • She’s a tower of strength. • They hoodwinked us. • I’m green-eyed with jealousy. • We’d better lie low for awhile. • Keep a civil tongue in your head.
What do we know about Shakespeare? • Born in Stratford, 1564 • The 3rd of 8 kids • Married at age 18 • Anne Hathaway was 26 • They had 3 children, Twins • Wrote 37 plays • About 154 sonnets:
What is a Sonnet? • A lyric poem consisting of a single stanza of 14 iambic pentameter lines linked with intricate rhyme scheme. • [French or Italian sonetto (French, from Italian), from Old Provençal sonet, diminutive of son, song, from Latin sonus, a sound.]
Two schools of Sonnets: • First: The Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet • Second: The Shakespearean (or English) sonnet. • three quatrains, • 1 couplet • Alternating rhyme • independent rhyme: abab cdcd efef gg. • Iambic pentameter
Second: The Shakespearean (or English) sonnet. It consists of three quatrains, each with an independent rhyme scheme, and ends with a rhymed couplet: abab cdcd efef gg. • The Spenserian sonnet is a variant that links the quatrain to the next: abaB bcbC CdcD ee
XVIII. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? aThou art more lovely and more temperate: bRough winds do shake the darling buds of May, aAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date: bSometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, cAnd often is his gold complexion dimm'd; d And every fair from fair sometime declines, cBy chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; dBut thy eternal summer shall not fade e Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; fNor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, eWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest: f So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, g So long lives this and this gives life to thee. g
When he retired he went back to Stratford-on-Avon and bought the best house in town. He moved to London and became an actor, playwright, and theater owner. He purchased a coat of arms to make his family upper class. Later it became “The King’s Men.” His father was a middle class butcher, mayor, & glovemaker. He has a monument in Westminster Abbey though he’s buried in Stratford-on-Avon. He died in 1616. His acting company was called “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men.”
William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Good friend for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here Blest be the man that spares these stones And cursed be he that moves my bones
A recreation of the Washington shield from the old manor house, Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England A.D. 1540. The Flag of Washington D.C.(the District of Columbia)
Michelangelo's Pietà, sculptured in 1499, St Peter's Basilica Rome
Slip on your shoes! And grab your gloves!
Gentlemen? Hi, my name is Kyle! Ladies?
Is everybody ready? We’re going to the theater!
A white flag is flying. There’s a play today! The groundlings have paid their penny and are standing to watch the play. The young men are dressing up to take the female roles. It’s afternoon, time for the play to start.
The wealthy are in the upper decks. It’s good the plague is over and the theaters are open again.
The Globe Theater 1599 Burned in 1613
The Plays • Comedy • Tragedy • Historica Which plays have you heard of?
Comedies • The Taming of the Shrew • Much Ado About Nothing • As You Like It • Twelfth Night • Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tragedies • Hamlet • Romeo and Juliet • Othello • King Lear • Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet • Written about 1595 • Considered a tragedy • West Side Story (Movie) based on R&J
Elizabethan (QE1) Words • An,and: If • Anon: Soon • Aye: Yes • But: Except for • E’en: Even • E’er: Ever
QE1 Words (contin.) • Haply: Perhaps • Happy: Fortunate • Hence: Away, from her • Hie: Hurry • Marry: Indeed
Blank Verse • Much of R & J is written in it: • unrhymed verse • iambic (unstressed, stressed) • pentameter( 5 “feet” to a line) • ends up to be 10 syllable lines
Prose • Ordinary writing that is not poetry, drama, or song • Only characters in the lower social classes speak this way in Shakespeare’s plays • Why do you suppose that is?
Plot • The sequence of events in a literary work
Exposition • introduces>>>> • setting • characters • basic situation
Inciting Moment • Often called “initial incident” • Romeo and Juliet “lock eyes” at the party
Conflict • The struggle that develops • man vs. man • man vs. himself • man vs. society • man vs. nature
Crisis • Protagonist’s situation: better or worse • protagonist>good guy • antagonist>bad guy
Climax • The turning point: • Thus begins the falling action
Resolution • The end of the central conflict
