1. ACTIVITAT_A_English_Group_3_C: William
Shakespeare's Treasure Hunt
• The website Mr. William Shakespeare and The Internet is edited
by an editor called Terry A. Gray
• The website is distributed into four sections.
• There is a link called Shakespeare Timeline which gives the
key events of Shakespeare's life and work. Click on that link
and find out what happened in 1616.
He from the National Archives in the UK, including a transcript of the
will, a QuickTime video and other explanatory materials.
• How much money did he leave to his daughter Judith for a
marriage portion?
£100
• When and where was he born?
23 of April, in Stratford-upon Avon
• When and where did he die?
Stratford-upon-Avon
• What is special with the date he died?
It was in his birthday
In one of the sections from the main menu you find a list of his
works. Click on The Poetry and Sonnets.
• How many html editions can you find?
22 html editions
• How many references of facsimiles of early editions can we
find?
Nine
• How many facsimiles of modern editions can we find?
Twenty
Go back to the main menu and look for the study guides section.
Find articles on the poems.
• How many different articles can you find?
A lot of articles
If you click on Shakespeare's Sonnets you go to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare's_sonnets
• This is a very popular website all around the world?
Yes, it is Wikipedia
• Have you used it before? Yes, usually
Content 1 talks about the dedication Shakespeare's Sonnets to a
Mr. W.H.
2. • What does the dedication in full read?
• Contents 14 is called Full list of sonnets. True or False?
False
• Content 11 is called Pop Culture. True or False?
False
There are some references to sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare.
• Can you complete the following information from the Pop
Culture section?
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is referenced in the films Venus, Star trek,
dead poets society, brad film , and the 2007 Star Trek episode “ The
______________" (in which Shakespeare addresses it to Martha
Jones, calling her "my Dark Lady"). It also gave names to the band
Pink Floyd and the Michel Kam and Darling Buds.
• What is the first line of sonnet 18?
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
This sonnet is included in the film Dead Poets Society and in this
cooperative project.
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Shakespeare's Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day?