The document contains information about a lecture on William Shakespeare including the course section, lecture times on Sunday and Tuesday, contact information for the professor, basic biographical information about Shakespeare, descriptions of Shakespeare's plays and the Globe Theater where they were performed, Elizabethan language conventions, and definitions of literary terms.

2.  Section: BA
 01C Room: 201 A
 Lecture Time & Days:
 Sunday 8:00 – 9 :20
 Tuesday 8:00 – 9:20

3. Dr. Fawzia Aseel
Office: Room 108 A
Office Hours: Sunday 9:30 - 11:00
Monday 10:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 9:30 - 10:30
Wednesday 8:00 - 10:00
Email: Rawda_d@ Yahoo.com

4. Widely regarded as
the greatest writer in
English Literature

5. 1563-1616
Stratford-on-Avon, England
wrote 37 plays
about 154 sonnets
started out as an actor

6. Actor for Lord Chamberlain’s
Men (London theater co.)
Also > principal playwright
for them
1599> Lord Ch. Co. built
Globe Theater where most of
Sh. Play’s were performed

7. Comedies
Histories
Tragedies

8. Plays produced for the
general public
Roofless>open air
No artificial lighting
Courtyard surrounded by 3
levels of galleries

9. Wealthy got benches
“Groundlings”>poorer people
stood and watched from the
courtyard (“pit”)
All but wealthy were
uneducated/illiterate
Much more interaction than today

10. Stage>platform that extended into
the pit
Dressing & storage rooms in galleries
behind & above stage
second-level gallery> upper stage>
famous balcony scene in
Romeo & Juliet
Trap door>ghosts
“Heavens”> angelic beings

11. Only men and boys
Young boys whose voices
had not changed play
women’s roles
Would have been
considered indecent for a
woman to appear on stage

12. An , and: If
Anon: At once - Soon
Ay: Yes
But: Only - Except for
E’en: Even
E’er: Ever
Exeunt: They go out( leave stage)
Exit: He , She goes out

13. Haply: Perhaps
Happy: Fortunate
Hence: Away, from her
Marry: Indeed
Methinks: I think
Nay: No
Pray : Please

14. Thou ,Thee ,Thy , Thine :
You, Your, Yours
Whence: Where
Wilt: Will, will you
Withal: In addition to
Would: Wish
Yea : Yes

15. Ordinary writing that is not
poetry, drama, or song
Only characters in the lower
social classes speak this way in
Shakespeare’s plays
Why do you suppose that is?

16. The
sequence of
events in a
literary work

17. The plot usually begins
with this:
introduces>>>>
setting
characters
basic situation

18. Oftencalled “initial
incident”
the first bit of action that
occurs and which begins
the plot

19. Thestruggle that
develops
man vs. man
man vs. himself
man vs. society
man vs. nature

20. The point where the
protagonist’s situation
will either get better or
worse
protagonist>good
character
antagonist>bad character

21. The turning point of
the story>everything
begins to unravel
from here
Thus begins the falling
action

22. The end of the
central conflict

23. The final explanation
or outcome of the plot
If this is included in
literature, it will occur
after the resolution.

24. Drama where the central
character/s suffer disaster/great
misfortune
 In
many tragedies, downfall results
from>
Fate
Character flaw/Fatal flaw
Combination of the two

25. Central idea or
Insight about life
which explains the
downfall

26. Characters who
have many
personality traits,
like real people.

27. One-dimensional,
embodying only a single
trait
Shakespeare often uses
them to provide comic
relief even in a tragedy

28. Characters within a
story who remain the
same. They do not
change. They do not
change their minds,
opinions or character.

29. Characters that
change somehow
during the course of
the plot. They
generally change for
the better.

30. Oneperson speaking on
stage > may be other
character on stage too

31. Long speech expressing
the thoughts of a
character alone on
stage. Macbeth gives a
soliloquy after the
murder of King Duncan.

32. Words spoken, usually in an
undertone not intended to
be heard by all characters.
In The Merchant of Venice
Shylock’s Asides are very
important to the spectators as
they explain the reasons of his
revenge on Antonio.

33. Shakespeare loved to use
them!!!
Humorous use of a word
with two meanings >
sometimes missed by the
reader because of
Elizabethan language .

34. Words that tell the reader
who is being addressed:
“Ah, my mistresses, which of
you all/ Will now deny to
dance?”

35. Acontradiction
between what a
character thinks and
what the
reader/audience
knows to be true

36. Words used to suggest
the opposite of what is
meant

37. An event occurs that
directly contradicts the
expectations of the
characters, the reader,
or the audience

38. Use of comedy within literature
that is NOT comedy to provide
“relief” from seriousness or
sadness.
In MACBETH look for moments of
comic relief that help “relieve” the
tragedy of the situation

39. 1. Macbeth
A Tragedy by William Shakespeare
2. The Taming of the Shrew
A Farce by William Shakespeare

40.  1.A.C. Bradley. Shakespearean Tragedy .
Hong Kong: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1978
 2. Anthony Burgess. English Literature .
London : Longman, 1974
 3.Caroline Spurgeon. Shakespeare’s Imagery .
London :Cambridge University Press, 1982
 4. Peter Spalding. Drama in Practice.
London : Macmillan Publishers Ltd.1985

41.  Participation:5 marks
 Power Point Presentation: 20 marks
 Test: 20 marks
Sunday 29/ 4 / 1432 H
 Quiz: 15 marks
Tuesday 21/ 6/ 1432 H
Final: 40 marks
Total: 100 marks

42. Wishing You a
Successful
Academic Term