PPT-Shakespeare Vocabulary # 1

Mrs Conti English 12 Feud The Montagues and the Capulets were bitter enemies For as long as anyone could remember they had been carrying on a feud Hegarty p 5 Feud A bitter quarrel between two parties. EQ: How can I understand Shakespeare & apply it to my life?. Shakespeare, alias the Bard. EQ: How can I apply Shakespeare to today’s . world or the world of early America?. Times. Elizabethan Age (era of peace after 100 Years War with France & the War of Roses, a civil war in England) . . . Time & money for the . Comic relief. : . the inclusion of a humorous character, scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. .. Foil: . In . fiction, a . foil. is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character. Adapted from http://www.public.asu.edu/~muckerrm/English_321_S2005/Introduction.ppt. Early Life. Born 1564—died 1616. Stratford-upon-Avon. Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner. xlix-lii. THE TEXTS OF SHAKESPEARE. So far as we know, only a few pages of a play in Shakespeare’s hand exists, a fragment from a play called . Sir Thomas More. We do have printed texts that have survived as either quartos or folios. Please copy into the Grammar / Vocabulary section of your notebook. These vocabulary terms and phrases are important to know in order to understand the language of William Shakespeare.. Vocabulary Terms in context…. Vocabulary Terms in context…. anon—. right now, OR “I come right away”……. . “Anon, good nurse! Speak!”. art. —are, OR skill……. “Thou art dead; no physician’s art can save you.”. …. April 23. rd. . Shakespeare…fun fact. Spelling not yet . standardized, his name is spelled . in different ways. Shakespeare, . Shakspere. , . Shackspere. , . Shaxper. , . Shagspere. , . Shaxberd. 1564-1616. 1592 first evidence of arrival on London theatrical scene. 1594 forms . Lord Chamberlain’s. men. 1603 renamed the . King’s Men. Composition of . Tempest. around 1610-1611 . Circa 1611 London career ends. Privy. – adj. - Secretly informed about. Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to): Many persons were . privy. to the plot. . “All this I know, and to the marriage. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. 1564-1616. 1592 first evidence of arrival on London theatrical scene. 1594 forms . Lord Chamberlain’s. men. 1603 renamed the . King’s Men. Composition of . Tempest. around 1610-1611 . Circa 1611 London career ends. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on. Click on . this link . and answer the following questions (1-7).. William Shakespeare was born in what year? . What date do we recognize as his birthday? . What was important about Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century? .