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… Drama. Shakespeare. 1564-1616 Born in Stratford, England. Extraordinarily prolific, he wrote thirty-seven plays , of which eleven were tragedies. His theater company was called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men . They performed at the Globe Theater. Shakespeare made summer blockbusters. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Shakespeare- 1564-1616- Born in Stratford, England.- Extraordinarily prolific, he wrote
thirty-seven plays, of which eleven were tragedies.
- His theater company was called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
- They performed at the Globe Theater.
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Shakespeare was a lot like this guy…
Shakespeare made summer blockbusters.
- His plays were full of spectacle and special effects, crude humor, as well as deep, literary meaning.
- People from all walks of life came in droves to Shakespeare’s plays at The Globe Theater
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Shakespeare wrote 3 kinds of plays:
• Comedies: order is restored by everyone coming together in the end, usually in a big marriage (As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest).
• Tragedies: order is restored by the death of a central figure (Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear).
• History plays: centered on a historical event or figure and contained both elements of comedy and tragedy (Julius Ceasar, Antony and Cleopatra, Richard III).
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The Globe TheaterFun Facts!-Burned to the ground in 1613 because a theatrical cannon misfired… It happens.-Closed by Puritans in 1642 (of course).-Modern reconstruction completed in 1997 (see below).
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- People too poor to pay for a seat could stand right up against the stage (like a mosh pit at Bonnaroo). They were called groundlings because they were, well, on the ground. They were often rough and seedy characters.
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…and the Minecraft version of The Globe Theater
(because I’m a hipster nerd)
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Video clips of The Globe
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE2cr-fIvBA
• Richard III opening from movie Anonymous:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8oNEb1LebITrailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PaliLAQT8k
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Drama terms
• Dialogue: conversation between two or more characters.
• Monologue: spoken and performed by a single character who is usually alone onstage.
• Soliloquy: a character speaks to herself (and therefore to audience), relating thoughts and feelings.
Conveys internal struggle.
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• Ancillary characters: set off or highlight protagonist and provide insight into action.
• Subplot: supplements the main plot, but can often be equally (or more)
interesting and meaningful.
• Foil: a character who is meant to be compared and contrasted to the protag.
• Choric figure: connected to Greek Choruses of ancient drama. A figure who expresses ideas and commentary about the play’s major issues and actions.
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And we’re almost done…
The Freytag Pyramid (p. 889)