MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - 4^C LINGUISTICO

Here you can download a PDF presentation to revise the play. 

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/much-ado-about-nothing

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/much-ado-about-nothing/

Now let's watch the light-hearted film Much Ado About Nothing (1993), a spirited, winningly acted rendition of one of the Bard's most popular comedies.

https://fsharetv.co/movie/much-ado-about-nothing-episode-1-tt0107616

STUDYING ENGLISH LITERATURE - 3^C LINGUISTICO

KING LEAR - 4^C LINGUISTICO

King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies; indeed, some critics have considered it the greatest. It is certainly one of the bleakest. The plot and subplot deftly weave together the principal themes of the play, which include reason, madness, blindness of various kinds, and – perhaps most crucially of all – the relationship between a father and his children. Read here.

Lear, the aging king of Britain, decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell him how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, Lear’s older daughters, give their father flattering answers. But Cordelia, Lear’s youngest and favorite daughter, remains silent, saying that she has no words to describe how much she loves her father. Lear flies into a rage and disowns Cordelia. The king of France, who has courted Cordelia, says that he still wants to marry her even without her land, and she accompanies him to France without her father’s blessing.  Read here.

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/king-lear-play/

https://owlcation.com/humanities/King-Lears-

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/k/king-lear/play-summary

MIND MAPPING

 

https://www.dsastudymaps.it/

https://www.wisemapping.com/index.html

https://coggle.it/

RICHARD III - 4^C LINGUISTICO

Here  you can download a PDF presentation of Shakespeare's historical drama, Richard III.

Here you can find lots of material to revise the play  as well as some teaching material from The Old Vic Theatre Company here.

You  can watch  a documentary film about Richard III here.

https://www.shakespearereloaded.edu.au/workshop-two-richard-iii

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/quotes/soliloquies/now-is-the-winter-of-our-discontent/

MEDIEVAL DRAMA - 3^C LINGUISTICO

The history of English drama began with the elaboration of the ecclesiastical (related to the Church) liturgy (series of rites to be followed in any public worship) in catechistical dialogues.

The plays that survive from the Middle Ages were written for street performances, services in churches and monasteries, entertainment in great halls and outdoor stages, but never for theatres as such.

There was a great variety of performances: cycle plays about biblical history, the so-called morality plays about how to be saved, liturgical plays celebrating important Christian holidays, plays about saints and miracles, and town pageants.

Read here.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

 

St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green.  Read here.

A PRAYER FOR UKRAINE

Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.

We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.

We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.

May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.

Amen.