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THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

How The Great Bard Was Born

Western LiteratureFebruary 18, 2015

Objectives•Students will understand the context of the literary period of the Renaissance •Students will be able to explain why Shakespeare wrote in Iambic Pentameter.

JOURNAL CHECKS

RESEARCH PROPOSAL: RESEARCH PROPOSAL: WRITER’S CHECKLISTWRITER’S CHECKLISTYou have 30 minutes to revise

your research proposal. Go through your Writer’s checklist to ensure that you meet (and exceed) each requirement.

Your final draft is due on February 25th.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SHAKESPEARE? SHAKESPEARE? K-W-L STYLE! K-W-L STYLE! What do you know about Shakespeare?

What do you want to know about Shakespeare?

What have you learned about Shakespeare?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SHAKESPEARE? SHAKESPEARE? K-W-L STYLE! K-W-L STYLE! What do you know about Shakespeare?

What do you want to know about Shakespeare?

What have you learned about Shakespeare?

“He was not of an age,

but for all time”

Ben Johnson on William Shakespeare

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The most famous writer in history

was just as influenced by influenced by the culture he the culture he was born into was born into

as he influences as he influences modern culturemodern culture. In learning about

his life and reading his works, we learn about we learn about ourselves and ourselves and about human about human

nature.nature. It is no mistake that every high

school student in this country

studies Shakespeare. He is quite simply the best and you are

about to experience the

power of his writings.

THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD

Renaissance literally means “rebirth”

Rebirth of classical literature and art forms

A Renaissance occurs when life is good (people are not fighting for survival)

It is a high time for art and literature

ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

Occurred from 1300-1550 A.D.

Marked as high time in art (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo)

Influenced the English Renaissance Period

ENGLISH RENAISSANCE Occurred between 1400-

1600 A.D. Began with Henry VIII and

ended with King James I Highest point occurred

during Queen Elizabeth I’s reign

High time in literature: Sidney, Spencer, Marlow, Shakespeare

Courtiers (professional kiss-ups) were very important

Social classes were strictly enforced

Theaters thrived!

SOCIAL MOBILITY During this time period,

it was nearly impossible to rise above your birth—if you were born a peasant, you died a peasant.

Family name and nobility were very important

One way to try and rise above your birth was through the practice of patronage—though how far you could rise was pre-determined by your family name.

THE TUDORSEnglish Reformation and Renaissance

HENRY VIII From the Tudor line Had SIX wives: Catherine of

Aragon(divorced), Anne Boleyn(beheaded), Jane Seymore (died), Ann of Cleves(divorced), Kathryn Howard (beheaded), Katherine Parr (survived)

Divorced the Catholic Church in order to marry his mistress

Wanted a male heir Fathered two daughters

(Mary and Elizabeth) and one son (Edward)

Was Catholic, Protestant, Catholic, Protestant . . . .

PRINCE EDWARD

The sole male heir to Henry’s throne

He was Protestant and upheld this faith in the country once in power

Was ill and died shortly after gaining the throne

Left behind no heir (too young to do so)

BLOODY MARY After Edward’s short

reign and early death, Mary took the English throne.

Devoutly Catholic and looking to vindicate her mother (Henry’s first wife), Mary vowed to wipe out Protestantism.

Ordered the mass execution of Protestants to restore the Catholic faith.

Died of cancer

QUEEN ELIZABETH I “Bastard” Queen, daughter

of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

Was both acknowledged and disowned by her father when he was alive

Devoutly Protestant “Virgin Queen”—never

married, used her feminine wiles to gain and maintain power

The art of flirtation became a lucrative enterprise during her reign

Encouraged poetry and theater

Powerful, wise, and important monarch

Sustained many plots against her life

KING JAMES I

Was Queen Elizabeth’s Godson, inherited her throne.

Patron of theater—Shakespeare’s King’s Men were his favorite acting troupe.

Solidified the Protestant faith with the creation of the King James Bible

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH SHAKESPEARE????

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREApril 23, 1564-April 23, 1616

THE FIVE PROVABLE FACTS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE

He was baptized on April 26, 1564 There were no such things as birth certificates at

this time. However, babies were usually baptized three days after their birth—hence Shakespeare’s birth date of April 23, 1564

He was married at the age of 18 to 26 year old Anne Hathaway (she was pregnant)

He fathered three children (two girls, one boy) His son died young

He was part owner of the Globe Theater He died on April 23, 1616

IT IS A MYSTERY . . .

Everything else that is “known” about the world’s greatest writer is speculation, best guesses, and agreed upon facts.

Due to the lack of actual evidence of Shakespeare’s life, many people have questioned whether he really existed or not. The collection of works credited to him are all too

similar to be the works of more than one person. Others argue that Shakespeare could not

have been smart enough to write such important literature. Pure genius is often misunderstood

SHAKESPEARE’S CAREER Wrote 37 plays Wrote comedies,

tragedies, histories, and romances

Also wrote 154 sonnets and several narrative poems all dedicated to Sir Henry Wriothesley

He was an actor, writer, director, and business man

Became known for his imaginative use of language and timelessness

EFFECTS OF THE MONARCHY Shakespeare had to

adjust his writings based on who was in power in England.

Under Elizabeth—women were portrayed as strong, Catholicism was mocked, marriage was not made to be the ultimate goal for characters

Under James—the practice of courtiership was mocked and Shakespeare was freer to fully develop his characters

SHAKESPEARE’S METER

IAMBIC PENTAMETER IAMB = metrical FOOT with one unstressed

syllable and a 2nd STRESSED syllable. PENTA = FIVE!

1 2 3

4 5Five Feet!

WHY DID SHAKESPEARE USE IAMBIC PENTAMETER? To show emotion or

importance Shakespeare was

meant to be heard! It made it easier for the audience to follow the lines.

It helped the actors to memorize their lines.

It made sure that the actors emphasized the words Shakespeare wanted to emphasize.

FIVE (PENTA) FEET (IAMBS) = IAMBIC PENTAMETER!

As YOU can SEE it’s NOT that HARD to LEARN.

You CAN see it’s not THAT hard TO learn THIS.

You CAN write JUST like SHAKE speare DID back THEN.

Did YOU know THAT I’m WRITing LIKE that NOW?

And IT gets EA si ER the MORE you TRY.

I AMB ic PEN ta ME ter’s NOT that BAD!

IAMBIC PENTAMETERWestern Literature

February 20, 2015

Take out the following: Take out the following: •Your poem written on the Your poem written on the index card. index card. •Sophocles’ Sophocles’ Oedipus the Oedipus the King King (return books)(return books)

IAMBIC PENTAMETER POEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lsuyUNu_4Stand in a line in front of the room if you have your completed Iambic Pentameter poem on your index card. You will read the poem on your index card to the class emphasizing the stressed/unstressed syllables.

HOW DO YOU WRITE IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER REGULARLY? Iambic pentameter creates a rhythm to help

his actors remember his lines. However, it can be difficult to write in Iambic Pentameter.

Shakespeare accomplishes this feat with the use of two punctuation marks:

APOSTROPHES: Used to replace letters and omit syllables

ACCENT MARK: Used to add syllables

CONTRACTIONS Don’t

Can’t

O’er

I’th’

How many syllables are in each contraction?

ACCENT MARKS Longed

Damned

Banished

How many syllables are in each contraction?

SHAKESPEARE AND HIP HOPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY