tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57678958520774011182024-03-14T06:48:25.367-07:00"ROMEO AND JULIET", 4ºESOThe English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-32770991758256692222009-09-29T07:38:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:58:01.497-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL1Y5ow00xwSwTgec1WVf_0fZC6Gd6QDabRngOfIosvitMDapgZ7bEUxOiBTyJ-4_HUYYpkT4weQsoe3zaZRdztr_dBJ2LxWG4b3HavE2sOT81AdQQ7ER6iH1FloTbmMfsdUn-KY5yCA/s1600-h/Hamlet+and+The+Lion+King.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386899395591401026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL1Y5ow00xwSwTgec1WVf_0fZC6Gd6QDabRngOfIosvitMDapgZ7bEUxOiBTyJ-4_HUYYpkT4weQsoe3zaZRdztr_dBJ2LxWG4b3HavE2sOT81AdQQ7ER6iH1FloTbmMfsdUn-KY5yCA/s400/Hamlet+and+The+Lion+King.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"HAMLET" and "THE LION KING".</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">This post is for the students in 4º ESO, as one of the questions in the project they have to work on during this first term is to find similarities between "Hamlet" and "The Lion King".</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"The Lion King" is a very serious story about revenge and responsibility. This theme is one of the oldest in history and the one under discussion in "Hamlet".There are also similarities between the main characters in the film and in Shakespeare's tragedy (Simba-Hamlet; Scar-Claudius,...).</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">To find out more, please click on the following links. <strong>Read and find parallelisms concerning characters and themes:</strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.lionking.org/text/Hamlet_TM.html">http://www.lionking.org/text/Hamlet_TM.html</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.essays.cc/free-essays/b4/rxf122.shtml">http://www.essays.cc/free-essays/b4/rxf122.shtml</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.123helpme.com/assets/12484.html">http://www.123helpme.com/assets/12484.html</a></div><br /><br /><div></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-53088795693032507532009-09-28T07:57:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:14:25.457-07:00<strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT "HAMLET"?</span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">If you are in Bachillerato and you are <strong>LUCKY ENOUGH </strong>to have to read and study "Hamlet", these links might help you understand this fascinating play. They might give some sense to some of the most famous quotations in Literature:</span><br /><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">"To be or not to be, that is the question".</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><em>"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark".</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"Frailty, thy name is woman".<br /><br /></span></em><a href="http://www.litcharts.com/lit/hamlet/themes">http://www.litcharts.com/lit/hamlet/themes</a><br /><a href="http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/shaktragedies.html">http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/shaktragedies.html</a><br /><a href="http://pagesperso-orange.fr/danielle.esposito/Hamlet.html">http://pagesperso-orange.fr/danielle.esposito/Hamlet.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I could give you endless links, but these should be enough for now. In the first link you will find information about characters, themes, analysis of the different acts and most important scenes,...</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In the second link you can find information about Shakespearian tragedies, including "MacBeth", "King Lear" or "Hamlet". In the third one there are two very interesting essays, one about </span><strong style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hamlet's love for Ophelia</strong><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (I strongly recommend reading this one), and the other one is called </span><em style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hamlet, anti-hero and modern man</em><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">.</span>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-83517006765417792032009-09-22T09:44:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:16:39.755-07:00<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG6iJdjqVCWj4886Ou8NSImXatqgXX6cymMSykiC8MobLHjjgw3wji6vxjEq20UvYdMiskROOKLuparN7Y9gwDyNbeXi6iocAtD4DmuabhJJMpw0YscXxeznralWkPpOvucTHV85dWs0/s1600-h/Hamlet,+Laurence+Olivier.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384334714958328258" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 109px; height: 94px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG6iJdjqVCWj4886Ou8NSImXatqgXX6cymMSykiC8MobLHjjgw3wji6vxjEq20UvYdMiskROOKLuparN7Y9gwDyNbeXi6iocAtD4DmuabhJJMpw0YscXxeznralWkPpOvucTHV85dWs0/s400/Hamlet,+Laurence+Olivier.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">ADAPTATIONS OF THE PLAY.</span></strong></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">As with "Romeo and Juliet", many adaptations have been made of this play, mainly in the film industry.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><br /><br />Many films have been made of the play. The most well-known were made in: 1948 - with Laurence Olivier as Hamlet. It won four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor; 1969 - with Nicol Williamson as Hamlet and Anthony Hopkins as Claudius; 1996 - with Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet and Kate Winslet as Ophelia.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384336624485327986" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 104px; height: 94px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5VVg5iZAG8ur2A5D8QW2Kb2fT_dO8MizKlw6ijhidZ4EFgwKGeO7gVElpqPacahhNo10c0g-PJJr8sFqi_4a0-xHc7ypOkspyp_m1STlus3sI3mcpnLY6_Xjx1uUwInhhchcCRuYkUY/s400/Laurence+Olivier+as+Hamlet.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Look at the following links to find out more:<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_%281996_film%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(1996_film)</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_%281948_film%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(1948_film)</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-77688758666775757612009-09-19T07:36:00.000-07:002009-09-22T09:43:33.072-07:00<strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">ACTIVITIES ON <em>"HAMLET".</em></span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Now you have a lot of information about this play, about the main topics and about the main characters. Start reading it and try to do the following activities.</span><br /><a href="http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/activity-worksheets/9781405879071.pdf">http://www.penguinreaders.com/pdf/downloads/pr/activity-worksheets/9781405879071.pdf</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-59567079939641311772009-09-19T07:22:00.000-07:002009-09-19T07:35:17.589-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ5xnmHtib0tAbiEVqEAgP6d1U95W4Zk30Gso6t33bpV2q9kV5I2xS3qlWzVUrZF8NNSY408DXDLpIqp0DUUDThO5RzcZdDUpN_9CO9BLPDtiF_GgjHp8V4T8LATom4C-ZFZiMcVRCOc/s1600-h/Hamlet+and+Ophelia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383186988929775666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 65px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 94px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ5xnmHtib0tAbiEVqEAgP6d1U95W4Zk30Gso6t33bpV2q9kV5I2xS3qlWzVUrZF8NNSY408DXDLpIqp0DUUDThO5RzcZdDUpN_9CO9BLPDtiF_GgjHp8V4T8LATom4C-ZFZiMcVRCOc/s400/Hamlet+and+Ophelia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">CHARACTERS IN HAMLET.</span></strong> </div><br /><div>I provide a list of the most important characters in "Hamlet". By clicking on them you will be able to find out a lot of information about them: main role in the play, why they are important, connection with other characters,...</div><br /><div><br /><a title="Prince Hamlet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hamlet">Hamlet</a> is the Prince of Denmark; he is son to the late King Hamlet; and nephew to the present king Claudius.<br /><a title="King Claudius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Claudius">Claudius</a> is the King of Denmark, elected to the throne after the death of his brother, King Hamlet. Claudius has married Gertrude, his brother's widow.<br /><a title="Gertrude (Hamlet)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_(Hamlet)">Gertrude</a> is the Queen of Denmark, and King Hamlet's widow, now married to Claudius, and mother to Hamlet.<br /><a title="King Hamlet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hamlet">The Ghost</a> appears in the image of Hamlet's father, the late <a title="King Hamlet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Hamlet">King Hamlet</a> (Old Hamlet).<br /><a title="Polonius" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonius">Polonius</a> ("Corambis" in "Q1") is Claudius's chief counsellor, and the father of Ophelia and Laertes.<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Laertes (character)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laertes_(character)">Laertes</a> is the son of Polonius, and has returned to Elsinore from Paris.<br /><a class="mw-redirect" title="Ophelia (character)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia_(character)">Ophelia</a> is the daughter of Polonius, and Laertes's sister, who lives with her father at Elsinore. She is in love with Hamlet.<br /><a title="Horatio (character)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_(character)">Horatio</a> is a good friend of Hamlet, from the university at Wittenberg, who came to Elsinore Castle to attend King Hamlet's funeral.<br /><a title="Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern">Rosencrantz and Guildenstern</a> are childhood friends and schoolmates of Hamlet, who were summoned to Elsinore by Claudius and Gertrude.<br /><a title="Fortinbras" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortinbras">Fortinbras</a> is the nephew of old King Norway. He is also the son of Fortinbras senior, who was killed in single combat by Hamlet's father.</div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-89079880671777659312009-09-17T13:02:00.000-07:002009-09-29T13:19:19.034-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWngkHbbZqjSrB_wpJ0dzp88_mU7-Q3nL2iX3ANepVR9Y_dXxIXR2xOzgqAKuvshoJ7atiQkL2W4tYuKv0xCA4rAeUu0gcrAzX-zxm8ilS8Job1XW_1Yfu99djIAntusyZKmue9dra-c/s1600-h/hamlet_8_lg.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383182480870316130" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 232px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWngkHbbZqjSrB_wpJ0dzp88_mU7-Q3nL2iX3ANepVR9Y_dXxIXR2xOzgqAKuvshoJ7atiQkL2W4tYuKv0xCA4rAeUu0gcrAzX-zxm8ilS8Job1XW_1Yfu99djIAntusyZKmue9dra-c/s320/hamlet_8_lg.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">THEMES EXPLOITED IN "HAMLET".</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"Hamlet" is a <strong>revenge tragedy.</strong>The main characteristics of the revenge tragedy are the following:</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">-<strong>Crime, </strong>usually murder, with varying motives.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">-The one who has to take vengeance is a near relative.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">-A <strong>ghost</strong> is involved, generally the ghost of the dead, which reveals the crime committed.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">-The duty of revenge is accepted as something sacred.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">-There is a lot of <strong>blood</strong> involved.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">In "Hamlet" we find all these characteristics. There is the element of <strong>murder</strong>, <strong>adultery, incestuous marriage, insanity and faithfulness, blood shed </strong>and violent, terrifying scenes.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">But let´s see these themes one by one.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">1. <strong>REVENGE</strong>. <em>"If thou didst ever thy dear father love,</em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><em>Revenge his fouland most unnatural murder". </em>The Ghost, I.5.23-5.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Hamlet wants to avenge his father's murder. Hamlet is obsessed with the idea of death, and over the course of the play he considers death from a great many perspectives.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Claudius' murder of King Hamlet initiates Hamlet's quest for revenge, and Caludius' death is the end of that quest.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">2<strong>.SEXUAL, MORAL, and PHYSICAL CORRUPTION.</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><em>"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark</em>". Marcellus, I.4.90</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">The relationship between Claudius and Gertrude that so disgusts Hamlet brings sexual infidelity and incest to the very center of life in the Danish court. Added to that, Claudius' additional sins of fratricide (killing his brother), and the moral corruption he embodies becomes truly monstruous. And his corrupting influence is contagious: Polonius, Laertes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern all seem to lose their moral sense.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">3<strong>.MADNESS</strong> <strong>AND MELANCHOLY.</strong></span><strong> </strong></div><br /><div><em>"I am but mad north-north-west."</em> Hamlet, II.2.347.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Hamlet's actual state of mind seems terribly unstable at several points throughout the play and it is difficult to know whether he is mad or not.Apart from this, Hamlet displays other kinds of mental disorder: melancholy, pessimism, self-criticism, depressed mood and persistent thoughts of suicide.</div><br /><div>Ophelia's madness is indisputable in Act V. When her father is murdered by the man she loves, she loses touch with reality.</div><br /><div><strong>4. MISOGYNY.</strong></div><br /><div><em>"Frailty, thy name is woman"</em>. Hamlet, I.2</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Shattered by his mother's decision to marry Claudius so soon after her husband's death, Hamlet becomes cynical about women in general, and he makes a clear connection between female sexuality and moral corruption.</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://www.enotes.com/hamlet/pictures/illustration-hamlet-strikes-laertes-fencing-match"></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-65378542366014073942009-09-17T12:49:00.000-07:002009-09-18T14:16:20.265-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh52mUxIS3VGkQ02BUd9yuqQcWep9-Wk-2_WSJrmlkyi_cX1WofakdF_16qArtkko89keMG5-lPSQSogEH7XJyN9mwUSb3TtWaWHZBiQrHpA_M2Vb9VPliJz0B-K3ATEekL33bCfRMKU8/s1600-h/HAMLET.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382528603133641074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh52mUxIS3VGkQ02BUd9yuqQcWep9-Wk-2_WSJrmlkyi_cX1WofakdF_16qArtkko89keMG5-lPSQSogEH7XJyN9mwUSb3TtWaWHZBiQrHpA_M2Vb9VPliJz0B-K3ATEekL33bCfRMKU8/s400/HAMLET.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div> <strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">"TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION"</span></em></strong><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is the project you are going to have to work on during the first term of this academic year (2009-2010).</div><br /><div>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.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>PROJECT WORK FOR 4ºESO<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12933/12933-h/images/ljv1-14.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12933/12933-h/12933-h.htm&h=1400&w=980&sz=91&tbnid=PtQB63eyrVDk3M:&tbnh=150&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphotos%2Bwilliam%2Bshakespeare%26um%3D1&start=3&ei=B7j5SNLNK5DkQcjb9dIC&sig2=Nn37Dl9FT7frLxQDOeCnpw&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=3"></a><br /><br />WILLIAM<br />SHAKESPEARE:<br />His age and his Works.<br /><br />Members of the group:<br /><br /><br />Class:<br /><br /><br />To be handed in on Friday 6th of November.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Note: to do this project you have to look at the following web address, (<a href="http://www.romeoandjuliet4eso.blogspot.com/">http://www.romeoandjuliet4eso.blogspot.com/</a>). This is a blog where you can find all the information you need to work on this project.<br />ACTIVITIES.<br /><br />1. Explain the following concepts/words/names:<br /><br />a. The Globe:<br /><br />b. Stratford-upon-Avon:<br /><br />c. Elizabeth I:<br /><br />d. James I:<br /><br />2. Answer the following questions:<br /><br />a. Where and when was Shakespeare born?<br /><br />b. Where was Shakespeare educated?<br /><br />c. Who did Shakespeare marry?<br /><br />d. Shakespeare left Stratford in the late 1580s. Where did he go?<br /><br />e. What profession did Shakespeare follow in London?<br /><br />f. Name the company in which Shakespeare bought a share.<br /><br />g. When did Shakespeare die and where is he buried?<br /><br />h. What is “The Globe”?<br /><br />i. Explain how the spectators would distribute themselves in The Globe.<br /><br /><br /><br />j. Women weren’t allowed to act in Shakespeare’s age. Who used to play the role of women?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3. Divide the following plays into the right category.<br /><br />“The Taming Of The Shrew” “Othello”<br />“Henry VIII” “King Lear”<br />“Romeo And Juliet” “MacBeth”<br />“Much Ado About Nothing” “A Midsummer<br />“Julius Caesar” Night’s Dream”<br />“Twelfth Night” “The Merchant of<br />“Hamlet” Venice”<br />“As You Like It” “The Tempest”<br /><br /><br /><br />COMEDIES TRAGEDIES<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HISTORICAL PLAYS<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Translate the name of the plays into Spanish.<br /><br />a. “The Taming Of The Shrew” ______________________.<br />b. “Henry VIII” _____________________________________.<br />c. “Romeo And Juliet” ______________________________.<br />d. “Much Ado About Nothing” _______________________.<br />e. “Julius Caesar” ___________________________________.<br />f. “Twelfth Night” __________________________________.<br />g. “Hamlet” _________________________________________.<br />h. “Othello” _________________________________________.<br />i. “King Lear” _______________________________________.<br />j. “MacBeth” ________________________________________.<br />k. “A Midsummer Night’s dream” ______________________.<br />l. “The Merchant of Venice” ___________________________.<br />m. “As You Like It” _____________________________________.<br />n. “The Tempest” ______________________________________.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />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).<br /><br />A. William Shakespeare, his biography.<br />B. Elizabethan theatre.<br />C. Similarities between “Hamlet” and “The Lion King”.<br />D. Characters in “Hamlet”. Names and descriptions. Why are they important?<br />E. Themes exploited in “Hamlet”.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a title="" href="http://www.imdb.com/rg/mediaindex/thumbnail/media/rm526818304/tt0040416"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />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.</div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-88604330920864499032008-04-21T07:43:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:45:07.112-07:00Lyrics<a href="http://www.letras4u.com/dire_straits/romeo_and_juliet.htm">http://www.letras4u.com/dire_straits/romeo_and_juliet.htm</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-81734104242126550122008-04-21T07:03:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:11:32.066-07:00Video clipsHere you have two videos with versions of songs dedicated to the two most important characters in the play. One is by Dire Straits and the other one by The Killers.<br />I will also give you the lyrics of the songs in a different post, in case you are interested.<br />ENJOY!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p3n2wXEFeLI&hl=en&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p3n2wXEFeLI&hl=en&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/87cLyBR1JTo&hl=en&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/87cLyBR1JTo&hl=en&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-67198445931722856062008-04-20T02:46:00.001-07:002008-12-11T17:56:17.353-08:00Adaptations of the play<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYefulJ_UfcXSGDRz2OkJDFtkB8LvcmFZctlwb4loNsRg7FlNiCprZzvmxRzbG4IHIkwn3j40Wu_u1px-LqOckFTLQRSUP5002NwPj2UUSslGjrfeeXLX-ncVHds3K-MVcWiIcZgesGEc/s1600-h/west-side-story.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191267092748929650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYefulJ_UfcXSGDRz2OkJDFtkB8LvcmFZctlwb4loNsRg7FlNiCprZzvmxRzbG4IHIkwn3j40Wu_u1px-LqOckFTLQRSUP5002NwPj2UUSslGjrfeeXLX-ncVHds3K-MVcWiIcZgesGEc/s320/west-side-story.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>"Romeo and Juliet" is a timeless play. It exploits such universal themes that nowadays it continues being performed everywhere.</div><br /><div>Besides, many adaptations have been made of this play, not just in cinema (the film we are watching in class is an example, but before this version many more had already been made, including the fantastic musical "West Side Story"), but also in music (famous bands have written songs which talk about these two characters, like "Dire Straits" or "The Killers").</div><br /><div>As usual, I leave some links so you can read more about adaptations and I'll try to post a video clip of the song by the previously mentioned bands to see what you think.</div><br /><div><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#rjfilm">http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#rjfilm</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story</a></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-27274406384914719952008-04-15T06:36:00.001-07:002008-04-15T07:10:00.507-07:00Activities on "Romeo and Juliet"Now that you have finished reading the play and you have read all the information I have left on this blog, try to do the following activities.<br />HAVE FUN!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/critic.htm">http://www.isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/critic.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.quia.com/pp/8615.html?AP_rand=1564621644">http://www.quia.com/pp/8615.html?AP_rand=1564621644</a><br /><a href="http://www.quia.com/cb/13306.html">http://www.quia.com/cb/13306.html</a><br /><a href="http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/romjul/Characters.htm">http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/romjul/Characters.htm</a><br /><a href="http://shakespeareinslang.com/report%20card.htm">http://shakespeareinslang.com/report%20card.htm</a><br /><a href="http://shakespeareinslang.com/like.htm">http://shakespeareinslang.com/like.htm</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-20914867903688496022008-04-15T06:22:00.000-07:002008-04-15T06:33:39.509-07:00Useful linksI leave some links here so you can read more about this wonderful play.<br /><a href="http://www.cyberessays.com/English/139.htm">http://www.cyberessays.com/English/139.htm</a><br /><a href="http://pagesperso-orange.fr/danielle.esposito/R&J.html">http://pagesperso-orange.fr/danielle.esposito/R&J.html</a><br /><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#char">http://library.thinkquest.org/19539/randj.htm?tqskip1=1#char</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-16496254419596656412008-04-14T09:56:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:56:17.533-08:00Romeo and Juliet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM_Sa0QAoakEn5OvXUFr12bdIHS0XF3dZhC-R2A8NPkZ4NwX3dKDahtpsQVIKn_GNQ87MIO7erXfrfe56wgzMx1q0t5KyaO6nBpmnpkjJCKOtTuceiLiKg71ljsRSFK2dNn8lD5uA01U/s1600-h/dicksee-sir-frank-romeo-and-juliet-9905357.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189151650898560114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM_Sa0QAoakEn5OvXUFr12bdIHS0XF3dZhC-R2A8NPkZ4NwX3dKDahtpsQVIKn_GNQ87MIO7erXfrfe56wgzMx1q0t5KyaO6nBpmnpkjJCKOtTuceiLiKg71ljsRSFK2dNn8lD5uA01U/s320/dicksee-sir-frank-romeo-and-juliet-9905357.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is the most famous of all Shakespeare's plays, first performed in 1597. It is a story of passionate young love, in the Italian city of Verona. Romeo and Juliet are the star-crossed lovers, who meet, fall in love, and promise to be true to each other forever.</div><br /><div>Love is strong, but not as strong as family tradition, or hate or even revenge.</div><br /><div>What's in a name? Does it matter if you are called Montague or Capulet?</div><br /><div>When Romeo falls in love with Juliet he finds out that it does matter. It makes all the difference in the world, because both families hate each other bitterly.</div><br /><div>Revenge? Hate? Family? Love? It's like if we are watching the news, right? William Shakespeare explored the inner souls of his characters and exploited universal themes which could make the plot of a 21st century's film.</div><br /><div>In fact, many adaptations have been made of this play, not only in the cinema but also in other fields like music.</div><br /><div>I hope you find the following posts with their links very useful and, above all, interesting.</div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-76220830080889472212008-04-13T12:38:00.000-07:002008-04-13T12:45:58.909-07:00ActivitiesNow, before we move on to study "Romeo and Juliet", I'm going to give you some activities you can try to do. If you've got doubts or want me to correct them, either ask me on the blog or bring them to class. I'll try to solve them.<br />I strongly recommend you to do the activities. It will make it easiesr for you to pass the exam in May.<br /><a href="http://isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/biography.htm">http://isabelperez.com/webquest/romeo/biography.htm</a>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-44159629633186266072008-04-12T07:11:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:56:17.730-08:00The Globe Theatre<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYvq0y4ALbBOWcXf_pAHEnoEVfIZ0Ufq05yBirImCTiN9JNTIPkm1BJQrtIl6nbc7q1e-wgD5dQspkBQQtO_RFFihxXcEaPPDH6vr64VQR1dmqeztEyC6Hdp1V5f0I64nuBe_shEBRjw/s1600-h/The+Globe+theatre.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188365159434869714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYvq0y4ALbBOWcXf_pAHEnoEVfIZ0Ufq05yBirImCTiN9JNTIPkm1BJQrtIl6nbc7q1e-wgD5dQspkBQQtO_RFFihxXcEaPPDH6vr64VQR1dmqeztEyC6Hdp1V5f0I64nuBe_shEBRjw/s200/The+Globe+theatre.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Globe Theatre was the theatre where Shakespeare's most important plays were performed.</div><br /><br /><div>Everyone could go to see these plays and depending on the social class you belonged to you would sit in one place or another (usually lower social classes would stand up and the seats were kept for those who could afford them).</div><br /><br /><div>"The Globe" was rebuilt in 1999 and nowadays you can enjoy the pleasure to go to see Shakespeare's plays being performed here.</div><br /><br /><div>Here is a link so you can read more about this emblematic theatre.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/Globe.html">http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/Globe.html</a></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-61463662983336808562008-04-12T06:28:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:56:17.908-08:00Elizabethan England<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMaTo0JYXL7wphOamov5KVcZr6XEbxiZi8QEoxvle8sEcQcAoTi2qRmebC5J1OsgY3kgPRFPG_ex79YRHYdmKRiqlcyWZJvoPxO76d0946ioso75LtS0ZSmWQBFS4mWQ04MImBMZxea4/s1600-h/Queen+Elizabeth+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188359021926603714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMaTo0JYXL7wphOamov5KVcZr6XEbxiZi8QEoxvle8sEcQcAoTi2qRmebC5J1OsgY3kgPRFPG_ex79YRHYdmKRiqlcyWZJvoPxO76d0946ioso75LtS0ZSmWQBFS4mWQ04MImBMZxea4/s200/Queen+Elizabeth+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As well as knowing the biography of the author we also need to know something about the period in which he lived and wrote.</div><br /><br /><div>The age of Shakespeare was a great time in English History.The reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) saw England emerge as one of the most powerful nations in the Western World.</div><br /><br /><div>At this time, London was the heart of England, reflecting all the vibrant qualities of Elizabethan Age. London was a leading centre of culture. Its dramatists and poets were among the leading literary artists of the day. In this heady environment, Shakespeare lived and wrote.</div><br /><br /><div>The Queen's taste in fashion set the standard for the aristocracy and the rest of the society; her love of music, drama and poetry fostered an atmosphere in which many of England's greatest writers found encouragement and financial support. Under Elizabeth's leadership, England experienced the true cultural reawakening or renaissance of thought, art and vision which had begun in Italy a century earlier.</div><br /><br /><div>In this era, the theatre was a true common denominator. Everyone, regardless of social class, enjoyed the spectacle of Elizabethan theatre. </div><br /><br /><div>At that time, one of the most popular theatres was "The Globe", for which Shakespeare himself was a shareholder. Shakespeare's most successful plays were performed here.</div><br /><br /><div></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-63831746938821433372008-04-11T13:09:00.000-07:002008-12-11T17:56:18.074-08:00William Shakespeare<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLsv3fHyZPl9IqIcqERmpWwM20iP_RxICIm3u52lDdAu-IhVh8uK170NA9UZfQesKsl6MFVIdUfeGa7CCc4zPD8aNC1V76qaZIiE3RR8YpKIi_l7dUkHewUGQ-cYMAhSRkrEP6dJjhcE/s1600-h/P1010398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188088043849964466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLsv3fHyZPl9IqIcqERmpWwM20iP_RxICIm3u52lDdAu-IhVh8uK170NA9UZfQesKsl6MFVIdUfeGa7CCc4zPD8aNC1V76qaZIiE3RR8YpKIi_l7dUkHewUGQ-cYMAhSRkrEP6dJjhcE/s320/P1010398.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Obviously, it's almost impossible to try to understand any literary work without knowing anything about its author and about their lifetime.</div><br /><div>William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in the history of universal Literature ever. Not only did he write plays (comedies, historical plays and tragedies), but also poetry (some of his sonnets are also quite famous).</div><br /><div>You might not know much about this great English playwright. That's why I'm going to leave two links on this blog so you can read and find out more.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/ShakespeareBiog.html">http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/ShakespeareBiog.html</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.cv81pl.freeserve.co.uk/life.htm">http://www.cv81pl.freeserve.co.uk/life.htm</a></div>The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767895852077401118.post-42285245417565193672008-04-08T12:28:00.000-07:002008-04-11T13:36:38.540-07:00IntroductionThis blog has been created to help all the students in Secondary Education, compulsory and not compulsory who,for whatever reason, are reading or have read "Romeo and Juliet", the most famous tragedy by William Shakespeare.<br />I will include information about the tragedy itself as well as the author.<br />I hope this will be useful for all my students in 4ºESO. If you have got any doubts you can also use this blog to ask me. I will try to solve them, either here or in class.The English teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650882649856002465noreply@blogger.com0