'Elizabethan' presentation slideshows

Mysteries of the Lost Colony

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Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY

English Constitutional Monarchy. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY. Why Was England Willing To Accept a Constitutional Monarchy?. Background history: events that created the framework to make a constitutional monarchy possible in England

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The Deconstruction of Mansfield Park and Sotherton

The Deconstruction of Mansfield Park and Sotherton. Lauren, Anam and Lizzie. Mansfield Park. A way of life.

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Quiz on Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare 1564-1616

William Shakespeare 1564-1616. WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE? 37 extant plays (one or more others missing) 19 published in Quartos during his lifetime 36 published in Folio in 1623 2 long narrative poems several shorter poems 154 sonnets. Elizabeth I reigned 1558-1603.

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The Joust

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Macbeth and Tragedy

Macbeth and Tragedy. Define tragedy.

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Bell-ringer

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an introduction to Famous Playwrights

Renaissance Drama. an introduction to Famous Playwrights. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) . He was the greatest Renaissance Playwright ever . He wrote Apprentice Plays , Romantic Comedies , History Plays , Tragedies , Problem Plays or Bitter Comedies , Political Plays , and Romances .

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Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

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Sonnets

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Sonnet 130

Sonnet 130. William Shakespeare. Sonnet 130. Sonnets were very popular in Elizabethan England and used to praise women. They were often over exaggerated with over the top comparisons.

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Shakespearean Conventions

Shakespearean Conventions. What they are and how they are used Adapted from : Charney , Maurice. How to Read Shakespeare . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. Why they were needed. Outdoors Limited set Audience meandering/attention span Time limit (daylight due to no electricity)

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Sonnets

Sonnets. AP Literature. Characteristics of a Sonnet. There are two general types of sonnet: Petrarchan or Italian Shakespearean of English Sonnets have 14 lines, which is the first thing you should look for.

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Drama

Drama. Plays are divided into Acts, and acts are divided into scenes. There can be one or several acts in a play. Drama has evolved from the times of ancient Egypt to the present. Egypt- drama was used in religious celebrations Greeks Language: Spoke in verse Sets and costumes

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The Goth Subculture

The Goth Subculture. The goth subculture has associated tastes in music and fashion, whether or not all individuals who share those tastes are, in fact, members of the goth subculture.

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Shakespeare

Shakespeare. William Shakespeare. April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616 English playwright Wrote 154 sonnets 3 different catagories of plays: Comedies Tragedies Histories. Introduced almost 3,000 words into the English language. One of the most influential writers of Literature.

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Senecan and Revenge Tragedy

Senecan and Revenge Tragedy. AJ Soutter Erica Jones. Senecan Tragedy. Dramas written mostly by Seneca the Younger, a roman stoic philosopher and politician in the first century A.D. Rediscovered in the sixteenth century, they influenced both Neoclassical tragedy and Elizabethan tragedy.

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THE AUDIENCES IN THE ERA OF THE ELIZABETHAN TIMES

THE AUDIENCES IN THE ERA OF THE ELIZABETHAN TIMES. ELIZABETHAN THEATRE AUDIENCES. The Elizabethan theatre audiences attracted people of every class , from upper class nobility to lower class. Elizabethan theatre audiences.

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