1. Warm-up 10/23/12
Re-write the following paragraph, combining or separating the sentences. William Shakespeare was baptized April 26, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon England from roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players written records give little indication of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life molded his artistry all that can be deduced is that over the course of 20 years Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict

2. Renaissance Started in Italy,14th-16th century
“Rebirth”—renewed interest in classical learning (ancient Greece and Rome)
Curiosity and creativity
“Renaissance Man” – an person who is interested in and good at various subjects
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3. Humanists Stressed insight and reasoning, not just rote memorization
Valued learning from classical sources that were Pre-Christian
Didn’t just have to learn though the Bible
Humanities: philosophy, history, languages, the arts
Focus on human reason, not just strict faith

4. Start of Protestant Reformation
Henry VIII wanted an annulment of his marriage to his first wife
Had been married to his brother; he wanted a male heir; wanted to marry his “favorite”
Pope refused
Henry declared head of Church of England
Threatened those that didn’t conform
Several wanted to stay faithful to Catholic Church

5. People were dissatisfied with the “reformed” church.
Wasn’t reformed enough; too many traditions still present.
Puritans, Baptists, Presbyterians
Faith was a matter between the individual and God.
Henry VIII was survived by 3 children
His one son died; his daughter, whom he neglected because she was female, became the greatest ruler England would ever have.

6. Elizabeth I Reestablished Church of England Was excommunicated by Pope
Resisted marriage all her life
The Virgin Queen
Renaissance – time when England gained their own national and religious identity
Elizabeth was loved
Inspired authors

7. Posters
Group 1: Christopher Marlowe 258 and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”
Group 2: Sir Walter Raleigh 260 and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd”
Group 3: Robert Herrick 264 and “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time”
Group 4: Andrew Marvell 266 and “To His Coy Mistress”
Group 5: William Shakespeare 272 and Sonnet 130
Group 6: Songs from Shakespeare 286 and “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind”

8. Poster Criteria Title Summary of reading/author
Write poem and annotate it
Theme
Illustration

9. William Shakespeare
“He is the most famous writer in the world, but he left us no journals or letters—he left us only his poems and his plays.”

10. Shakespeare: Childhood
1564: William Shakespeare born in Stratford Upon Avon.
One of 8 siblings.
Attended grammar school.
Studied Latin grammar, Latin literature, and rhetoric. 10

11. Shakespeare: Early Life
Married Anne Hathaway at 18 years old.
Had three children.
A daughter and two twins.
Left family to move to London. 11

12. Shakespeare: Career Becomes an actor and playwright by 1592.
Employed by “King’s Men.”
Officially “professional” playwright.
Massive plague causes theaters to close down ( ).
Shakespeare turns to poetry. 12

13. Shakespeare’s Success
Romeo and Juliet one of his earlier plays.
Written between 1594 and 1596.
Retired in 1612.
Had written 37 plays.
Masterpieces include: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. 13

14. Shakespeare’s Success (cont.)
During a Broadway season of Othello, one critic remarked that Shakespeare would be making $25,000 a week in royalties for each performance. 14

15. Shakespeare’s Success Today
“Indeed, so absolute is Shakespeare’s achievement that he has himself come to seem like great creating nature: the common bond of humankind, the principle of hope, the symbol of the imagination’s power to transcend time-bound beliefs and assumptions, peculiar historical circumstances, and specific artistic conventions.” –Stephen Greenblatt

16. Shakespeare’s Theater: Origins
1576: James Burbage builds the first permanent theater in England.
Plays typically performed in courtyards.
1599: Theater is torn down and rebuilt by Shakespeare and his actors. 16

17. The Globe Theater Large, round building three stories high.
Large platform stage under an open sky.
Curtained off “inner stage.”
Trapdoors were placed in the floor of main stage.
Very few sets.
Sets established by the language.

18. The Globe Theater All social classes present.
Plays performed by all-male casts.
Not a proscenium stage.
No outer stage, only the inner stage; like looking in a window.

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22. Shakespeare: End of Life
1616: William Shakespeare becomes ill and dies.
In his will, he leaves his wife his second best bed.
Strange or thoughtful? You decide! 22

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24. The Magic of Theatre
“Playwrights have been tempted to write plays that imitate the style of movies. But this imitation rarely works. Theater and movies are different media. A theater audience does not necessarily want to be whisked form place to place… The theater is a medium of words. When we go to see a play, it is the movement of the words rather than the scenery that delight us.”