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Romeo and

Juliet

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What’s the Deal with Shakespeare?

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William Shakespeare Dates from Stratford-

upon-Avon (outside of London)

Baptized on April 26, 1564.

Believed to have been born on April 23, 1564.

Died April 23, 1616.

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Meet the Shakespeares Son to John and

Mary Shakespeare

7 siblings Married Anne

Hathaway (then 26) in 1582

3 children Susanna Twins: Judith &

Hamnet

Important Places

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Shakespeare’s Resume

Little is known of his career between the twins’ birth and 1592.

1592 = first record of Shakespeare as a London actor and playwright

Eventually became a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Authored 37 plays and 154 other works that we know of (many published poems)

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The Globe Theatre One of the most famous

playhouses of all time Built by W.S. and The

Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1599

Circular Structure Available to all (cost

about 10% of a worker’s daily wage to enter)

Burnt in a performance mishap in 1616

Rebuilt in late 1990s.

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The Globe Theatre

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Elizabethan Theatre Queen Elizabeth, and subsequently, King

James were huge fans of theatre. Only men were allowed to act on stage

Juliet (and all other female characters) played by men

Writing Style Lots of elaborate metaphors & similes,

puns, and other figurative language and wordplay.

“primarily used a metrical pattern consisting of lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, or blank verse, to compose his plays. At the same time, there are passages in all the plays that deviate from this and use forms of poetry or simple prose” (“William”).

Iambic Pentameter 5 pairs of two syllables (feet) One stressed, one unstressed

Sonnet Form Poem Originated in Italy (from sonetto: “little poem”

or “song”) 14 lines (3 quatrains, 1 couplet) Iambic pentameter Specific, strict rhyme scheme:

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG The couplet (last two lines) usually holds the

theme of the sonnet, or a new look at a theme already introduced.

Often used to discuss themes about the conflicts or sadness relating to love.

A COMPLAINT BY NIGHT OF THE LOVER

NOT BELOVED   

Alas! so all things now do hold their peace!    Heaven and earth disturbed in no thing    

The beasts, the air, the birds their song do cease,    The nightés car the stars about do bring.   car:

chariotCalm is the sea. The waves work less and less:    

So am not I, whom love, alas! doth wring,    Bringing before my face the great increase    

Of my desires, whereat I weep and sing,    In joy and woe, as in a doubtful case.    

For my sweet thoughts sometime do pleasure bring;    

But by and by, the cause of my disease    Gives me a pang, that inwardly doth sting,         When that I think what grief it is again,    

     To live and lack the thing should rid my pain.    

Three Categories of Plays Histories

Explore British history Comedies

Story about marriages, love all mixed up Has a happy ending

Tragedies Has a noble protagonist, flawed in some

way, who is placed in a stressful situation with a fatal ending

Romeo and Juliet falls into this category

Dramatic Structure 5 Act Play

Exposition Rising Action Climax Falling Action Catastrophe

See handout.

Shakespeare is Still Cool Genius characters

Real human beings

Timeless plots Elicits a broad

spectrum of emotions and conflicts

Themes are still relevant today

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"Shakespeare's Globe Theatre." Shakespeare's Globe Theatre at AbsoluteShakespeare.com. AbsoluteShakespeare.com., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.

"Shakespeare's Life." Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Library, n.d. Web. 23 Mar. 2016.

"William Shakespeare Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.