Shakespeare

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

Why Study Shakespeare?“He was not of an age, but for all time!” Ben Johnson's

declaration of Shakespeare

1. Illumination of Human Experiencea. Shakespeare had the fantastic

ability to summarize the range of human emotions in simple, yet eloquent verse.

a. “Now is the winter of our discontent…”

b. “The green-eyed monster…”c. “To be or not to be: that is the

question…”

Why Study Shakespeare? Continued…

2. 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

Why Study Shakespeare? Continued…3. Compelling Characters

a. Shakespeare invented his share of stock characters, but his truly great characters, particularly his tragic heroes, are unequalled in history.

4. Ability to “Turn a phrase”a. Many common expressions, now thought to be clichés were Shakespeare’s.