HAMLET - 4^C LINGUISTICO

THE LITTLE PRINCE

The Little Prince has captured the hearts of readers around the world since he first appeared in 1943. Written by pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry while in America, the tale was inspired by his experiences in the French Air Force. On the surface it’s a simple story, but this little prince and his messages of compassion and goodwill continue to endure. The little prince represents the open-mindedness of children. He is a wanderer who restlessly asks questions and is willing to engage the invisible, secret mysteries of the universe. The novel suggests that such curiosity the key to understanding and to happiness.

Here are seven life lessons we can learn from this enchanting tale, as told through quotes.  Read here.

Here you can find a plot summary of this fable and modern classic. 

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Mary Wollstonecraft, born in London on 27 April  1759, was an English writer and passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women. She called for the betterment of women’s status through such political change as the radical reform of national educational systems. Such change, she concluded, would benefit all society. Best known for her Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792), her influence went beyond the substantial contribution to feminism she is mostly remembered for and extended to shaping the art of travel writing as a literary genre and, through her account of her journey through Scandinavia, she had an impact on the Romantic movement.

Read here. 

25 APRIL - LIBERATION DAY

Liberation Day in Italy is celebrated on April 25th as Festa della Liberazione. The day is a public holiday in Italy that marks the end of the Italian Civil War and the end of the Nazi occupation. April 25, 1945, was the day that the Italian Liberation Committee officially declared the uprising and a general strike, though all of Italy was not fully liberated until a few days later on May 1st. Read here.

FROM THE ORIGINS TO THE MIDDLE AGES

ANCIENT  BRITAIN

THE MIDDLE AGES

BEOWULF

CHAUCER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!

According to tradition, the greatest English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on 23 April 1564. It is impossible to be certain of the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptised on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptising a newborn. Read here.

MADAME DE STAËL

French writer Madame de Staël was born in Paris on 22 April 1766 as Anne Louise Germaine Necker. She contributed to the diffusion of ideas in Europe through her travels and her Salon, where she received many European intellectuals.

Read here.

SHAKESPEARE REVISION - 4^C LINGUISTICO

ROMEO AND JULIET

MACBETH

HAMLET

THE TEMPEST

OTHELLO REVISION - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/othello

https://www.tryinteract.com/quiz/how-much-do-you-know-about-othello

https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Othello/character-map/

CHILEAN AUTHOR LUIS SEPULVEDA DIES FROM COVID-19

The acclaimed Chilean writer Luis Sepulveda has died at a hospital in Oviedo, northern Spain, some six weeks after testing positive for Coronavirus, his publishing house said on Thursday. He was 70.

The best-selling Chilean author and activist, who spent much of his life in exile in Europe, was taken to hospital on February 25 after first showing Covid-19 symptoms upon returning from a book festival in Portugal.  Read here.

AMAZING GRACE

With the message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, "Amazing Grace" is one of the most recognizable songs in the English-speaking world.

1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
   That saved a wretch like me!
   I once was lost, but now am found;
   Was blind, but now I see.
2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
   And grace my fears relieved;
   How precious did that grace appear
   The hour I first believed.
3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
   I have already come;
   ’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
   And grace will lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised good to me,
   His Word my hope secures;
   He will my Shield and Portion be,
   As long as life endures.
5. Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
   And mortal life shall cease,
   I shall possess, within the veil,
   A life of joy and peace.
6. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
   The sun forbear to shine;
   But God, who called me here below,
   Will be forever mine.
7. When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
   Bright shining as the sun,
   We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
   Than when we’d first begun.
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HAPPY EASTER!

THE DUALITY OF MAN

The idea of a double, or doppelgänger, in literature is a very old concept and one that has brought us many famous works throughout the ages. Doubles are typically used in literature as the kind of "evil twin" of the protagonist (as in Dostoyevsky’s The Double), however the concept can also be used to link two characters together that share the same characteristics and values (as in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway).  Read here.

The relationship between Frankenstein and his creation in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Rivals and Doppelgangers in E.A. Poe

The theme of the double in the English literature of theVictorian age

Duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The theme of the double in The Picture of Dorian Gray

QUEEN ELIZABETH URGES STRENGHT IN COVID-19 ADDRESS

In a rare message to the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth addressed the COVID-19 pandemic. "I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge," she said.

JAMIE OLIVER

Jamie Oliver is a chef born on 27 May 1975, in Clavering, United Kingdom. As a child he worked in his parents' restaurant, thus influencing his career path. He began attending Westminster Catering College at age 16 and then gained valuable experience working at several reputable restaurants.

His break into television came when he appeared in a documentary while working at the River Café in London. From there, he gained fame after hosting a hit cooking show, The Naked Chef. Multiple cookbook publications and restaurant openings followed, giving him a prominent platform for championing healthier eating for school children.

Here Jamie Oliver reveals what you really need to know in the kitchen.

A LETTER TO THE UK FROM ITALY

The acclaimed Italian novelist Francesca Melandri, who has been under lockdown in Rome for almost three weeks due to the Covid-19 outbreak, has written a letter to fellow Europeans “from your future”, laying out the range of emotions people are likely to go through over the coming weeks.  Read here.