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Questions for
Freshmen English Classes
are at the bottom of the page
Marsden's
class
- for pictures use Artcyclopedia.com
and Google.com
and select Images
Shakespeare
and the Elizabethan Era
NetTrekker
has some excellent sites:
Life
in Elizabethan England
This
site contains a "compendium" of information about many
different aspects of life in Elizabethan England.
Welcome
to the World of the Elizabethan Theatre!
Here
you will find information on the history of the Elizabethan theatre.
You can find out about the theatre itself, as well as the actors.
William
Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon: A Brief Hist
Read
about William Shakespeare's school and his life at this site that
also offers links to Elizabethan food, costume, herbs and flowers.
Introduction
to Theatre -- The Elizabethan Stage
This
site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics
about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting
information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare
is also provided.
Elizabethan
Era
This
site contains an article on the Elizabethan Era. The article mostly
covers the clothing and the effect that it had on the social status
of the person wearing it. The article is three paragraphs long,
and does not go in depth.
Renaissance
– The Elizabethan World
Life
at Court, heraldry, laws, trial, food, occupations, games, pastimes,
religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education. Links
http://renaissance.dm.net/
Renaissance
– The Elizabethan World
Life
at Court, heraldry, laws, trial, food, occupations, games, pastimes,
religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education. Links
http://renaissance.dm.net/
Books
on Shakespeare are located in 822.33
in all sections and in all libraries
that use the Dewey Decimal System.
Shakespeare
and Romeo and Juliet Links
Library Information Databases:
Student
Resource Center Grolier's
Online
SIRS
- The
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Shakespeare houses,
Shakespeare biography, and other information.
- Shakespeare's
Life and Times Home Page Shakespeare's life, the
stage, society, history and politics, background of ideas, the
drama, Literature, art, and music, some plays explored, reference
and indexes, and the texts of the plays in their original spelling.
- The
Globe Theater
- Elizabethan
Times The official film site for the movie with Leonardo
DiCaprio and Claire Danes - a very different, strange, and fun
site to explore. Especially the link below done as a look-alike
to the National Enquirer.
- Bardweb.net
- Absoluteshakespeare.com
Quotes and other information
- English
History way of life for different classes, houses
and their interiors, literature and meals.
- Britannica's
Site of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD) Read the last
paragraph of this biography for a some insight to the queen, and
a visual description.
- Romeo
and Juliet Paintings,
films, and other information from the Kennedy Center
- Romeo
and Juliet Art Paintings depicting Romeo and Juliet
scenes from Emory University
- Shakespeareonline
- shakespeare.about.com
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The Early Life of William Shakespeare
Questions
for Freshman Classes Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet
1.Where and when was little Billy Shakespeare born?
2. Give three facts about Queen Elizabeth I that you find interesting.
3.
Find a painting depicting Romeo and Juliet and print it.
What scene does it illustrate? Write a few facts about the
painting.
4. Romeo and Juliet was probably written about 1595. What
family tragedy occured about the that time, and what national
state of emergency was occuring also about the same time?
5. Life in Shakespeare's time was very different from today. Give
3 examples.
6.
Find and explain one of the following as it pertains to Shakespeare:
"Lost Years" or
"upstart crow"
7. What caused the Globe Theatre to burn down?
8. Find a couple of interesting/odd things in The Elizabethan
Times (Link #7 above) and jot them down.
9. Read about costuming and write down 2 or 3 observations about
the clothes.
10. Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona. Find Verona
on a map. Write down something about the location or Verona.
11. What is an Apothecary called today?
List your two favorite sites and write a sentence or two telling
the reason you liked these sites.
A
Midsummer Night's Dream Questions Stockard's
Class
1.
What is the approximate time period of the setting of the play?
2.
Tell one thing about the geographical setting of the play.
3.
Give an interesting fact about Theseus.
4.
Who is Hippolyta?
5.
What do English folk believe about fairies?
6.
Look up classical definitions of comedy and tragedy.
Use
the links above
Additional Links that might be helpful
Good general Information - A Midsummer Night's Dream
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/gcse/mnd.htm
Theseus and Hippolyta
http://quarles.unbc.ca/midsummer/mythintro.html
Define
terms
http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/comedy001.html
http://www.bartleby.com/61/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
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