1. Shakespeare Mr. Byars Freshman English

2. Introduction Welcome to the class Be prepared to think critically Class discussion is highly encouraged

3. Block Objective The study of Shakespeare is intended to prepare you for advancement to higher levels of learning and understanding about the great works of literature. You will gain a better understanding of the Shakespearean era and his plays and be able to apply this knowledge to the modern theater.

4. Block Overview Section I – Introduction and Orientation Section II – Shakespeare’s Life Section III –Shakespeare’s Theater Section IV – Romeo and Juliet Section V – Shakespeare’s Technique

5. Section I Introduction and Orientation

6. Section II Shakespeare’s Life

7. Growing Up How do we know anything about Shakespeare? When and where was he born? Did Shakespeare’s upbringing affect his life’s outcome? How did Shakespeare’s school compare to your school?

8. Shakespeare’s Life Growing Up Birth

9. Fathers History

10. Stratford-upon-Avon

11. School Life

12. Influence from Markets and Festivals

13. Marriage

14. The Missing Years

15. Shakespeare’s Theatrical Career What prompted Shakespeare to become a playwright? Why are his plays considered to be works of art? What do we know about his plays and sonnets? What do we know about the Globe Theater?

16. Shakespeare Arrives in London

17. Life in London and the Theater

18. Venus and Adonis

19. Shakespeare Becomes Established Four Periods –Period One –Period Two –Period Three –Period Four

20. First Period Henry VI

21. Richard III

22. Titus Andronicus

23. The Comedy of Errors

24. The Taming of the Shrew

25. The Two Gentlemen of Verona

26. Love’s Labour’s Lost

27. Second Period Richard II

28. Henry IV

29. Henry V

30. A Midsummer Nights Dream

31. The Merchant of Venice

32. Much Ado About Nothing

33. As You Like It

34. Twelfth Night

35. The Merry Wives of Windsor

36. Romeo and Juliet

37. Julius Caesar

38. Financially Well Off

39. Globe Theater

40. Octagonal Shaped Outer Wall

41. Roofless Inner Pit and The Stage

42. Three Galleries

43. The Creative Years The Third Period

44. Hamlet

45. Othello

46. King Lear

47. Anthony and Cleopatra

48. Macbeth

49. Troilus and Cressida

50. Coriolanus

51. Timon of Athens

52. All’s Well That End’s Well

53. Measure for Measure

54. The Fourth Period Cymbeline

55. The Winter’s Tale

56. The Tempest

57. Henry VIII

58. The Two Noble Kinsmen

59. The Retirement Years

60. Shakespeare’s Will and Death

61. Growing Up How do we know anything about Shakespeare? When and where was he born? Did Shakespeare’s upbringing affect his life’s outcome? How did Shakespeare’s school compare to your school?

62. Shakespeare’s Theatrical Career What prompted Shakespeare to become a playwright? Why are his plays considered to be works of art? What do we know about his plays and sonnets? What do we know about the Globe Theater?

63. Section III Shakespeare’s Theater

64. Elizabethan Theater Three theater troupes Proscenium stage Censorship and plague Design of the theater and stage Use of props Use of theatrical juxtaposition

65. Comparison/Contrast Exercise

66. Section IV Romeo and Juliet

67. Reading the play Discussion of the actions of the characters Identifying the character traits Comparing classic and modern versions Rewriting the outcome Designing a theater setting for the play

68. Section V Shakespeare’s Technique

69. Significance of blank verse, rhyme, and prose Use of heavy dialogue and limited action Use of men and women