SHAKESPEARE IN POPULAR CULTURE

 

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/shakespeare-in-popular-culture/

https://notesread.com/why-is-shakespeare-still-relevant-today/

https://www.oxfordscholastica.com/blog/creative-writing-articles/why-is-shakespeare-still-important/

https://www.abc.net.au/education/btn-why-shakespeare-is-still-relevant-today/13924758

ENGLISH LITERATURE LESSONS

 

Why is English literature so important in schools? Read here.

Here you can find several useful videos dedicated to English literature.

AS YOU LIKE IT - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2014/02/as-you-like-it.html

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2020/03/as-you-like-it.html

OTHELLO - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.rsc.org.uk/othello/

https://www.slideserve.com/ismet/othello

ROMEO AND JULIET - 4^C LINGUISTICO

 

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/romeo-and-juliet/story/scene-by-scene

https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/romeo-and-juliet-at-a-glance

https://www.gradesaver.com/romeo-and-juliet

SHAKESPEARE LEARNING ZONE - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-resources/teaching-secondary

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2013/06/shakespeares-sonnets.html

https://lrcapuana.com/2016/03/18/980/

THE RENAISSANCE - 4^C LINGUISTICO

The Renaissance was one of Europe’s most significant historical periods, and is often characterised by the magnificent outpouring of art, literature, and scientific developments witnessed between the 15th and 17th centuries.

During this time new ideas spread across the continent, focused on the possibilities of mankind, the achievements of the individual, and the teachings of the ancient world – pushing Europe out of the "Dark Ages" and towards a more enlightened and modern society.  Read here.

The  Renaissance  -  The historical background
General characteristics of the Renaissance

The chain of being

The English Renaissance

Queen Elizabeth I of England

Shakespearean London theatres

The  Elizabethan theatre

Renaissance drama

Here you can find some useful Powerpoint presentations.

MACBETH - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/macbeth/macbeth-at-a-glance

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/macbeth

https://interestingliterature.com/2019/08/a-short-analysis-of-william-shakespeares-macbeth/

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2017/12/macbeth-4c-linguistico.html

THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-elizabethan-theatre.html

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-general-view-of-shakespeares-works.html

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-elizabethan-theatre-4c.html

https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/shakespeares-world/

JULIUS CAESAR - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.rsc.org.uk/julius-caesar/

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/j/julius-caesar/play-summary

https://www.litcharts.com/lit/julius-caesar

THE WORDS OF LITERATURE

 https://staticmy.zanichelli.it/catalogo/assets/9788808737441_04_CAP.pdf

https://www.eluprogram.com/Elements_Of_Drama.pdf

https://myblog-inplainenglish.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-elements-of-drama.html

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE - 4^C LINGUISTICO

The Merchant of Venice is regarded as a tragic comedy.

The main character is the merchant, Antonio who fails and becomes indebted to the merciless moneylender, Shylock. Antonio’s friend Bassanio has borrowed money from Antonio in order to woo Portia, the beautiful resident of Belmont and it is the reason why Antonio has fallen prey to Shylock. The other main characters are Jessica, the daughter of Shylock, and Lorenzo and Gratiano, associates and friends of Bassanio.  Read here.

https://shakespearenj.org/OnStage/2017n/Merchant_of_Venice/documents/MoV%20KTS%20Guide%20FINAL.pdf

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/merchant-venice/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ktQGpXP_h9c7lRh_9oJWVFeWxkZ5B7os/view?usp=sharing

https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/the-merchant-of-venice

OTHELLO ~ 4^C LINGUISTICO

The plot of Shakespeare's Othello (1603) is largely taken from the Italian Giraldi Cinthio's Gli Hecatommithi (1565), a tale of love, jealousy, and betrayal; however, the characters, themes, and attitudes of the two works are vastly different, with Shakespeare's play being a more involved study of human nature and psychology. 

One reason for the overwhelming popularity of the play throughout the ages is that it focuses on two people who defied society in order to follow their own hearts. Read here.

https://www.rsc.org.uk/othello/

HAMLET - 4^C LINGUISTICO

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in our philosophy.

(Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5)

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

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

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.

QUIZZES ON SHAKESPEARE - 4^C LINGUISTICO

https://www.educationquizzes.com/specialist/books/author---william-shakespeare-0001/

https://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/literature/shakespeare.html

REVISING ELIZABETHAN THEATRE AND DRAMA

During Elizabeth I’s reign English playwrights began to write comedies and tragedies. By the end of her reign playwrights such as Marlowe, Johnson and Shakespeare were writing the plays for which they are now famous. Read here.

https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/era/elizabethan-theatre-drama/