William Shakespeare

English
Maury High School
September 2011

Transcript

1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A VERY BRIEF LOOK AT HIS WORKS BY FRANCES CORONEL
2. FEATURING HAMLET OTHELLO ROMEO AND JULIET THE WINTER’S TALE A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM JULIUS CAESAR
3. THIS IS WHY SHAKESPEARE IS ETERNAL AND UNIVERSAL Power Drama Revenge Betrayal Ambition Love Lust Jealousy Feud Supernatural Action Anger
4. Nice Brain Tidbits On William Shakespeare By Frances Coronel
5. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare coined more than 500 new words, many of which are still commonly used in English speech.
6. Wife: Anne Hathaway (1556-1623)
 Daughter: Susanna Shakespeare Hall (1583-1649)
 Son: Hamnet Shakespeare (1585-1596)
 Daughter: Judith Shakespeare Quiney (1585-1662)
7. The Time Period
8. RUMORS??? Yes, there are rumors that Shakespeare didn’t actually write his own plays and that they are all just too numerous and brilliant for one person to handle. However, for most scholars, there is more than enough evidence to prove Shakespeare’s existence and verification that he wrote his own plays and that they’re worth talking about even 400 years later.
9. Time for Props! 30 seconds
10. Anonymous In Elizabethan England, political intrigue abounds between Tudors and Cecils for succession of Queen Elizabeth I, as Essex Rebellion moves against her. The film follows involvement of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as not only the incestuous lover of Queen Elizabeth, but also the true author of the works of William Shakespeare.
11. References Nice Brain Tidbits 1. http://www.shmoop.com/william-shakespeare/ (Life of Shakespeare/Fun Facts) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjGkjFNayoM (Shakespeare Biography Video) For Video (Clips from different trailers) 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvjBz1gXk28 (The Winter’s Tale) 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S6IJWilpx4 (Romeo and Juliet) 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ-8ihr_VXU (Othello) 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfT634yxmI (Hamlet) 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGDXp24uWo (Julius Caesar) 8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfk3IO7sn54 (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)