What do you know about Shakespeare? Nothing A little I have read a few of his plays I am a Shakespeare Expert

Have you seen any of Shakespeare's plays performed, this includes film adaptations (Baz Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet, 10 Things I Hate About You, etc.)?

What are your anxieties about Shakespeare? Anything that you are dreading?

Brief History William Shakespeare

Early Life Parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Baptized 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon Birthday unknown Married Anne Hathaway 27 November 1582 Susana born 26 May 1583 (6 months after marriage) Twins Hamnet and Judith 2 February 1585 Shakespeare’s house in Stratford

Playwright Believed to start working in London in 1592 Globe Theater constructed 1599 Wrote 37 plays Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories Ex: Julius Caesar, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Henry VIII, Hamlet

Later Life Plague broke out and playhouse shutdown often. Slowed down writing in 1610 and none after April 1616 Shakespeare died His son died young and his two daughters had children, but they all died childless Good friend, for Jesus' sake forebeare To digg the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones

Legacy- Movies based on Plays Lion King- Hamlet 10 Things I Hate About You- Taming of the Shrew She’s the Man- Twelfth Night Warm Bodies- Romeo and Juliet Mean Girls- Julius Caesar Get Over It- A Midsummer Night’s Dream Has been played in thousands of theaters, schools, and movies, and will continue to for many years to come.

3 Things to Remember When Reading Shakespeare Shakespeare never intended his plays to be read (First Folio printed 16 years after death) We will watch them as well as read Shakespeare’s plays are open to interpretation You can get out of them what you want to get out Shakespeare wrote for mass appeal Try to enjoy and don’t get bogged down by language

Pre-read the Dramatis Personae to create Character Bookmarks Analyze and discuss the cast list with an eye towards relationships and social status. Have students depict the characters on their bookmarks based on what they've inferred from the Dramatis Personae. Students might group characters by family, by status, by nationality, etc., and might use lists, drawings, or other creative means to represent the cast of Othello.