Loss of Innocence & Shakespeare

Ms. MitchellFreshman Literature

Do Now!Answer the following questions on a piece of paper:

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Can love overcome all obstacles?

Is it more important to follow your heart or be loyal to your family?

InnocenceWhat is innocence?

Let’s define it!

What does it mean to lose one’s innocence?

Can one stay innocent forever?

DO NOW!: On a blank piece of paper, free write for 10 minutes on a time your innocence was lost. (I will be the only one who sees these!)

William Shakespeare1564-1616

Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Married Ann Hathaway at age 18 (she was 26!!) and together they had three children

Only went to school through grammar school

The most performed playwright ever

Shakespeare, continued

Wrote approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems

Wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories

Plays were performed by Lord Chamberlain’s Men: a group actors sponsored by the wealthy Lord Chamberlain

Starting in 1599 the Globe theater was built and Shakespeare’s plays were performed there

The Globe

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Look Up!

A rose by any other name…

It has been said that Shakespeare contributed over 1700 now common words to the English language.

Some ones you might know include…BlushingAddictionAmazementBedroomEyeballFashionableLaughablePukingSwaggerDawn

And…“Be-all and the end-all” (Macbeth)

“Break the ice” (The Taming of the Shrew)

“Eaten me out of house and home” (2 Henry IV)

“Elbow room” (King John)

“Kill with kindness” (The Taming of the Shrew)

“Knock! Knock! Who’s there?” (Macbeth)

“Too much of a good thing” (As You Like It)

Iambic PentameterA common meter in English poetry

10 syllables per line

Second syllable accented

EX) de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM de/DUM

Romeo and JulietBelieved to have been written between 1591 and 1595

Takes place in Verona, Italy

Follows the story of two star-crossed lovers

Romance, violence, death

Dualities: fate/chance, life/death, light/dark

Lovers whose love is thwarted by outside sources

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