1. Shakespeare

2. Activity Create a Poster Rough Draft Including the Following: Notes Taken from Play Notes Taken from PowerPoint Notes from Pages 14-17 Notes from Pages 18-19 Final Poster Project Due Monday, March 21 Grade Based on: Information, Neatness, Color and Pictures

3. Why Study Shakespeare? “ He was not of an age, but for all time!” Ben Johnson's declaration of Shakespeare  Illumination of Human Experience  Shakespeare had the fantastic ability to summarize the range of human emotions in simple, yet eloquent verse.  “Now is the winter of our discontent…”  “The green-eyed monster…”  “To be or not to be: that is the question…”

4. Why Study Shakespeare? Continued…  Great Stories a. William Shakespeare was the most remarkable storyteller that the world has ever known. b. He told stories of every kind: comedy, tragedy, history, melodrama, adventure, love stories and fairy tales

5. Why Study Shakespeare? Continued…  Compelling Characters a. Shakespeare invented his share of stock characters, but his truly great characters, particularly his tragic heroes, are unequalled in history.  Ability to “Turn a phrase” a. Many common expressions, now thought to be clichés were Shakespeare’s.