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Let’s share what you foundShare with your shoulder partner or in a small

groupHere’s what I found…

LiteratureHunger Games by Suzanne Collins Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark

TwainMovies

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Shakespeare in Pop Culture

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In your journal, respond to the following prompt. Think carefully about what you want to say before you write it.Where are you from? Describe with as much

detail as possible.

Let’s do some writing…

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Placing Shakespeare in Context

William Shakespeare: the Man, the Myth, and the

Legend

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William ShakespeareBorn (baptized) April 26th,

1564In Stratford, England

“Stratford-upon-Avon”Small market town in

Warwickshire, EnglandDied April 23rd, 1616

A Bit of History…

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English RenaissanceEarly 16th to late 17th centuries

Queen Elizabeth1558 – 1603

King James 1st

1603 – 1625Commercial Theater in England

1567 – 1642The Theatre

First structure for “the playing of plays”The Globe

Built in 1599, burned to the ground in 1613“The house that Shakespeare built”

A Bit of History…

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Before the RenaissanceMedieval Dramas (highly religious)

Morality playsMystery playsPerformed in wagons

During and After the RenaissancePlays were performed at

universitiesLater performed in playhouses

The Theatre, The Globe, ETC…

Before and After…

Let’s take a tour of The Globe

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The ManWe know who he is…don’t we?

The Industry and Hollywood IconThink about our Pop Culture

exerciseThe Cultural Touchstone

Molding Shakespeare to fit any genreMusicMoviesETC…

The Man, the Industry, the Hollywood Icon, the Cultural Touchstone

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Anxiety of influenceDo writers after Shakespeare become

derivative of him?Johnann Wolfgang von Goethe

“The German Shakespeare”Has Shakespeare said it all?

Something to ponder…

What do you think?

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Stratfordian vs. Anti-Stratfordian Christopher Marlowe

Some argue that Shakespeare was a “front” for Marlowe, among others

Controversy of AuthorshipWas it a combination of forces

and his pure talent?Was he a “front man” for the

writing?Seven signatures of

Shakespeare

Did Shakespeare Exist?

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Was Shakespeare a “genius” and are his works universal?

Or was he at the right place at the right time?

Did Shakespeare Exist?

Things that make you go……hmmmmmmm

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What about the theater is different?You are in control of the perspective

You look where you want to lookEvery performance is differentAudience vs. Spectator

Audio- EARSpectacle- EYE“Let’s go hear a play”

Combo of EYE and EAR to create meaningPeople were good listeners because most were

illiterate

Performances, Playhouses, and the Players

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PatronageFunding, important for livelihood

Outside Amphitheaters vs. Indoor PlayhousesUniversities had the indoor playhousesAmphitheaters were for the “people”

Actors were called playersThey were “playing”

Fun, pretend, ILLUSION, fiction, escapeThe Lord Chamberlain’s Men and King’s Men

Playwrights were called poetsShakespeare is a poet

Performances, Playhouses, and the Players

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Ticket Out the DoorIn your journal

Write down TWO things you learned todayWrite down ONE question you still haveWrite your name, date, and period at the top of the

page and turn it in

HomeworkStudy your guided notes

Let’s Wrap It Up