Standard Deviants: Introduction to Shakespeare

 

Pay attention to the movie and jot down notes about what you learn.  This material will be required in the end-of-the unit test and 2nd semester exam.

 

Introduction

 

1.      There are as many ways to interpret Shakespeare as _______________________________________________

Life and Times of Shakespeare

2.      Shakespeare lived ____ - _____

3.      Shakespeare lived in _____________________________ in London

4.      What was the social status of actors?

5.      Shakespeare was a member of ___________  ______________  _______

6.      The acting troupe performed in the _____________  _______________

Use of the language

7.      What is Blank Verse?

8.      Why did Shakespeare write in Blank Verse?

 

Elizabethan Drama

9.      Describe the “importance of words”

 

10.  What is “Real life vs. Stage life”?

 

11.  How do we analyze characters?

 

12.  Symbolic Art

  • Universal (example):
  • Particular (example):