ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 22
Collect homework: “Becoming Familiar with the Language of Shakespeare” handout
Complete the Webquest below:
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About Shakespeare
While holding the Ctrl key, click on this link and answer the following questions (1-7).
- Click on “…facts about Shakespeare.” William Shakespeare was born in what year?
- What date do we recognize as his birthday?
- What day and year did Shakespeare die?
Why is this an interesting date?
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
- Click on “Stratford-upon Avon.” What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon?
- Under “Shakespeare’s Timeline,” find the name of one of the acting companies Shakespeare was associated with which performed for Queen Elizabeth.
- Click on “Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre” on left, and then “…plenty of entertainment at the Globe…” about half way down. What, besides plays, could one see for entertainment at The Globe?
- Near the top of the page, click on “…interesting facts on The Globe.” Scroll down to answer these questions:
A. Where did the timbers to build the Globe come from?
B. Who was the carpenter who built the Globe?
C. What was Shakespeare's share as "householder?"
D. What did the three different colors of flags indicate?
About Marriage
Click on this link and answer the next questions (8-10).
- Romeo & Juliet marry secretly, but because she is trying to escape the arranged marriage to Paris. Read this site about marriage in Elizabethan England and answer these questions.
- What does “betrothal” mean?
- Name three marriage and betrothal customs found on this page.
- Click on the link for "more wedding customs."
- What color should the bride's dress be?
- How is the intention to marry announced?
What happens if it is not announced previous to the event? - Describe the wedding procession.
- What is a dowry?
- Explain how important was a wedding ring to the Elizabethans?
About Food
Click on this link and continue (11-13).
- How many meals do people generally eat each day?
- Click here. Why would people in Shakespeare's day not know what a chocolate chip cookie is?
- Lord Capulet throws a huge party, feast and all. Imagine you are in charge of that menu. Luckily for you, today you only have to plan a menu for a small dinner party. Be sure to use only food available in Europe during this time. Choose at least two vegetables, two meats, and two fruits or nuts. Type your menu in the text box below:
| Dinner Party Menu
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About Language
Click on this link and continue (14-16).
- A famous line from Romeo and Juliet is when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" What does "wherefore" mean?
- What does "stay" mean?
- Click here to get the information you need to translate this conversation. Put your translation in column two. Keep the phrases just about the same, but use Elizabethan words where you can. So, in other words, you rewrite the entire phrase but replace as many words as you can using Elizabethan English.
| Person A | Hello. (A sneeze) Excuse me. |
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| Person B | Gesundheit! |
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| A | Thank you. |
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| B | Say, do you know where the closest bathroom is? |
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| A | Certainly. It's down the street in the Kings Tavern. |
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| B | Thanks. Goodbye. |
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About Theatre in Shakespeare's Time "Actors, Acting, & Audience" is the link for the next questions (17-21).
17. How many women actors did the company usually feature?
- Was Shakespeare an actor? Yes/No
- Name 4 skills necessary to be a Globe Theater actor:
- How were the seating arrangements for the audience?
How did one get a good seat?
- What would the audience do if they did not like a performance?
Shakespearean Insults
22. Go to the Shakespearean Insult Kit and create your own insult. How you do it is to start with the word "Thou." Next, take a phrase/word from the first column to begin your insult, continue by adding something from the second column, and finish it up royally with something from the third column. Type your own personal Shakespearean insult in the table below. [Thou + choice from column 1 + choice from column 2 + choice from column 3 = your custom-made insult].
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Click on this link to be insulted "professionally." Write down the insult below, and then interpret what it must have meant during Shakespeare’s time.
Using some (or all) of the following links, answer questions 23-28:
- Absolute Shakespeare is an extremely complete resource on Shakespeare, his work and the Globe Theatre
- A Shakespeare Timeline allows readers to click on a particular date to find out information on the Bard at that time
- Everything Shakespeare which claims to be a site "completely devoted to Shakespeare and to those of you who are seeking knowledge of him and his works".
- Shakespeare Resource Centre has some interesting information on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
- William-Shakespeare.info has an interesting page on Shakespeare and the Bubonic Plague
23. Name two of Shakespeare's tragedies.
- Name two of Shakespeare's comedies.
- Name two of Shakespeare's historic plays.
- Which play do the “three witches” come from?
- What is the Bubonic Plague and how was Shakespeare affected by it?
- Explain the origins of the children's nursery rhyme "Ring a ring o' Roses" or "Ring around a Rosy"
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