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- 2. Video on William Shakespeare https://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_ arts/hmhcollections/resources/gr9/history_a e_videos/index.html
- 3. William Shakespeare lived from 1564-1616 and made his home in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in England. It is a beautiful town on a river with a very artistic and rustic feel about the place. stratford-upon-avon
- 7. his house
- 8. The Globe Theatre was built in London, England, in 1599. It was owned by Shakespeare’s acting company, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Many of Shakespeare’s plays were originally performed here, all the way until the Puritans ordered the Globe to close its doors in 1642. the globe theatre
- 12. The Pit The Apron Stage the globe theatre
- 13. Groundlings – All the people who paid a penny to stand in the pit Hazelnuts – the popcorn of choice at plays during Shakespeare’s time facts
- 14. 38 Plays 154 Sonnets 2 Long Narrative Poems Several Other Poems his work
- 15. Green-eyed Monster A method to my madness A spotless reputation For goodness sake Good riddance A wild goose chase Knock knock…who’s there? Kill all the lawyers. Too much of a good thing Have seen better days Wearing your heart on your sleeve The world’s my oyster. Put your best foot forward. Breaking the ice. All’s well that ends well. As luck would have it Breathed his last Refused to budge an inch Every dog will have his day. The devil incarnate Eating me out of house and home Elbow room famous sayings
- 16. A foregone conclusion Heart of gold Coming full circle In a pickle Kill with kindness It was Greek to me. What’s done is done. Own flesh and blood As obvious as the nose on your face Seen better days The long and short of it Set my teeth on edge Laughing stock Melted into thin air Love is blind Couldn’t sleep a wink Out of the jaws of death There’s no such thing. Send someone packing A sorry sight To thine own self be true. What the dickens? famous sayings
- 18. Elizabethan Language • Elizabethan refers to anything that is from or related to the time period in which Queen Elizabeth I ruled over England. Excerpt from p. 178 of textbook: an, and: if anon: soon; right away aught: anything ere: before hence: from here hie: hurry morrow: morning prithee: pray thee, or please Translate: An aught should happen ere the morrow, prithee hie to send a message anon hence. (2 min)
Editor's Notes
- Now we will watch a short video on Shakespeare’s life. You should take notes about him during this video as well.
- So Shakespeare wrote and acted during the Elizabethan era of England; Elizabethan refers to anything that is from or related to the time period in which Queen Elizabeth I ruled over England. One aspect of Elizabethan England is that although they spoke English, it was very different from the English we speak today. If anything should happen before the morning, please hurry to send a message right away from here.