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- English Renaissance Folklore
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- Joseph Kinsey Honors English Mrs. Dengler Period 7-8 a
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- Early English Folklore Stories spread for centuries by word of
mouth Carried over from Medieval times Full of dark and scary
creatures Witches Boggarts Brownies Goblins During Renaissance
folklore changed from oral to written form
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- Early English Folklore Common Folklore Stories Robin Hood Jack
in the Beanstalk King Arthur Lesser status during Renaissance Tom
Thumb Set in Arthurian times Oberon & Titania Ancient King and
Queen of the Fairies
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- Shakespeare and Folklore Often changed folklore (and history)
to meet his needs / fit his plays Changed look and feel of folklore
creatures Fairies were: Human sized Gross Clumsy Bad
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- Shakespeare and Folklore A Midsummers Night Dream Used figures
from ancient Celtic and Greek mythology Included Oberon and Titania
Fairies became: Tame Beautiful / Peaceful Small / Childlike Changed
image of Fairies forever
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- Shakespeare and Folklore Other Shakespeare Plays Involving
Folklore Merry Wives of Windsor Fairies / Magic Romeo and Juliet
References Queen Mab mythological figure King Lear Based on a
Celtic myth Includes Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum Macbeth Witches Mention of
fairies dancing in a ring
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- Renaissance Folklore Today Stories endure through: Nursery
Rhymes
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- Renaissance Folklore Today Stories endure through: Movies
http://www.mynewmovies.net/images/2009/10/robin-hood-movie-poster.jpghttp://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-
ray_reviews51/robin_hood_men_in_tights_blu-ray.htm
http://www.buckeyeag.com/blogs /index.php/2010/03/16/king-
arthur-s-prayer?blog=7
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- Renaissance Folklore Today Images endure: Fairies
http://www.dragoart.com/popup/143/p.htm
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- English Renaissance Folklore Built on Ancient Traditions
Expanded upon by Shakespeare Continues to be influential
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- Works Cited "Jack and the Beanstalk: Facts, Discussion Forum,
and Encyclopedia Article." AbsoluteAstronomy.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
10 Sept. 2010.. "English Fairies | Mysterious Britain &
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& The Paranormal. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.. "Folk-lore of
Shakespeare: Chapter I. Fairies." Internet Sacred Text Archive
Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.. Howarth, Sarah. Renaissance
Places (Information Books - History - People & Places).
Brookfield, CT: Mullbrook Press, 1992. Print. "Scary Fairies."
Baltimore Shakespeare Festival - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept.
2010.. "Shakespeare for Elizabethan England." MusesRealm.Net. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.. "The Elizabethan fairies; the fairies of
folklore and the fairies of Shakespeare." WorldCat.org: The World's
Largest Library Catalog. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.. "Tom Thumb
Infoplease.com." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas,
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2010..
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- Thank You!