"TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION"

This is the project you are going to have to work on during the first term of this academic year (2009-2010).

I've decided to change the reading but we are still sticking to one of Shakespeare´s best tragedies, "Hamlet". I hope you enjoy it as much as I did the first time I read it.

PROJECT WORK FOR 4ºESO




WILLIAM
SHAKESPEARE:
His age and his Works.

Members of the group:


Class:


To be handed in on Friday 6th of November.






Note: to do this project you have to look at the following web address, (http://www.romeoandjuliet4eso.blogspot.com/). This is a blog where you can find all the information you need to work on this project.
ACTIVITIES.

1. Explain the following concepts/words/names:

a. The Globe:

b. Stratford-upon-Avon:

c. Elizabeth I:

d. James I:

2. Answer the following questions:

a. Where and when was Shakespeare born?

b. Where was Shakespeare educated?

c. Who did Shakespeare marry?

d. Shakespeare left Stratford in the late 1580s. Where did he go?

e. What profession did Shakespeare follow in London?

f. Name the company in which Shakespeare bought a share.

g. When did Shakespeare die and where is he buried?

h. What is “The Globe”?

i. Explain how the spectators would distribute themselves in The Globe.



j. Women weren’t allowed to act in Shakespeare’s age. Who used to play the role of women?




3. Divide the following plays into the right category.

“The Taming Of The Shrew” “Othello”
“Henry VIII” “King Lear”
“Romeo And Juliet” “MacBeth”
“Much Ado About Nothing” “A Midsummer
“Julius Caesar” Night’s Dream”
“Twelfth Night” “The Merchant of
“Hamlet” Venice”
“As You Like It” “The Tempest”



COMEDIES TRAGEDIES







HISTORICAL PLAYS









Translate the name of the plays into Spanish.

a. “The Taming Of The Shrew” ______________________.
b. “Henry VIII” _____________________________________.
c. “Romeo And Juliet” ______________________________.
d. “Much Ado About Nothing” _______________________.
e. “Julius Caesar” ___________________________________.
f. “Twelfth Night” __________________________________.
g. “Hamlet” _________________________________________.
h. “Othello” _________________________________________.
i. “King Lear” _______________________________________.
j. “MacBeth” ________________________________________.
k. “A Midsummer Night’s dream” ______________________.
l. “The Merchant of Venice” ___________________________.
m. “As You Like It” _____________________________________.
n. “The Tempest” ______________________________________.







4. This year we are going to study “HAMLET”. Have a look at the blog and choose one of the following topics to write about (about 100 -150 words).

A. William Shakespeare, his biography.
B. Elizabethan theatre.
C. Similarities between “Hamlet” and “The Lion King”.
D. Characters in “Hamlet”. Names and descriptions. Why are they important?
E. Themes exploited in “Hamlet”.









Note: Your oral exam, which will take place the first week in December, will be about any of the topics you have dealt with in this Project.