Loss of Innocence & Shakespeare Ms. Mitchell Freshman Literature.
Loss of Innocence & Shakespeare
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Loss of Innocence & Shakespeare
Ms. MitchellFreshman Literature
Do Now!Answer the following questions on a piece of paper:
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Can love overcome all obstacles?
Is it more important to follow your heart or be loyal to your family?
InnocenceWhat is innocence?
Let’s define it!
What does it mean to lose one’s innocence?
Can one stay innocent forever?
DO NOW!: On a blank piece of paper, free write for 10 minutes on a time your innocence was lost. (I will be the only one who sees these!)
William Shakespeare1564-1616
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Married Ann Hathaway at age 18 (she was 26!!) and together they had three children
Only went to school through grammar school
The most performed playwright ever
Shakespeare, continued
Wrote approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems
Wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories
Plays were performed by Lord Chamberlain’s Men: a group actors sponsored by the wealthy Lord Chamberlain
Starting in 1599 the Globe theater was built and Shakespeare’s plays were performed there
The Globe
The Globe
The Globe
The Globe
Look Up!
A rose by any other name…
It has been said that Shakespeare contributed over 1700 now common words to the English language.
Some ones you might know include…BlushingAddictionAmazementBedroomEyeballFashionableLaughablePukingSwaggerDawn
And…“Be-all and the end-all” (Macbeth)
“Break the ice” (The Taming of the Shrew)
“Eaten me out of house and home” (2 Henry IV)
“Elbow room” (King John)
“Kill with kindness” (The Taming of the Shrew)
“Knock! Knock! Who’s there?” (Macbeth)
“Too much of a good thing” (As You Like It)
Iambic PentameterA common meter in English poetry
10 syllables per line
Second syllable accented
EX) de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM
Romeo and JulietBelieved to have been written between 1591 and 1595
Takes place in Verona, Italy
Follows the story of two star-crossed lovers
Romance, violence, death
Dualities: fate/chance, life/death, light/dark
Lovers whose love is thwarted by outside sources
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