shakespeare and plot diagrams
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9th grade English lesson on Shakespeare and plot diagrams within his plays.TRANSCRIPT
ShakespeareAnd Plot Diagrams
Ms. PereirasGrade 9English
When was Shakespeare born? No one knows! But based on his Baptismal records, scholars assume that his birth date was April 23, 1564. If that’s the case, then he died on his 52nd birthday. (This year marks his 450th birthday!)
Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was just 18 years old. She was 26 and pregnant with their first child, Susanna.(Not this
Anne Hathaway)
Although his works can be challenging to understand, Shakespeare wrote in modern English. If he had written in Old English or even Middle English, you would not be able to understand him at all.
Shakespeare is responsible for creating the names Jessica, Olivia, Miranda, and Cordelia.
Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words in the English language, including “lonely” and “swag.”
Throughout his life, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets (that we know of.) The shortest of his plays is “The Comedy of Errors,” which we will see performed tomorrow.
Plot Structure in Shakespeare's Plays
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
(Conclusion)(Introduction)
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
ACT V
Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other
Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin in a fight.
Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin in a fight.
Romeo is banished.
Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin in a fight.
Romeo is banished.
The Capulets convince Juliet to trick Romeo into thinking she’s dead.
Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall in love and get married. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin in a fight.
Romeo is banished.
The Capulets convince Juliet to trick Romeo into thinking she’s dead.
Romeo and Juliet are dead, and their families are left to mourn their losses.
Exposition
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Climax
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Conclusion
Plot Diagram for“The Little Mermaid”
EXPOSITION
We meet Ariel, a rebellious mermaid princess who is obsessed with the human world and believes she is “in love” with Prince Eric, whom she has only seen from afar.
Plot Diagram for“The Little Mermaid”
RISING ACTION
Ariel saves Prince Eric from drowning.Ariel visits a sea witch and trades in her voice for
three days as a human. Although Prince Eric does not recognize Ariel as
the girl who saved him (since he had remembered only her voice), the two begin to fall in love.
Ursula, the sea witch, is unhappy with their romance and becomes a human in order to seduce Prince Eric and trick him into marrying her.
Plot Diagram for“The Little Mermaid”
CLIMAX
Ariel and her undersea friends break up Prince Eric and Ursula’s wedding, but not before Ariel is turned back into a mermaid.
Plot Diagram for“The Little Mermaid”
FALLING ACTION
Ursula takes Ariel, and Prince Eric chases her to save his love.
Prince Eric engages in an epic sea battle with Ursula and ultimately kills her, saving Ariel in the process.
Plot Diagram for“The Little Mermaid”
CONCLUSION
Prince Eric and Ariel marry and live happily ever after.
You will be given an empty plot diagram of your own. Please work with your group to fill in the diagram with specific plot elements from a fairytale or film. Some examples you can choose from:
o CinderellaoGoldilocks and the Three BearsoTangledoThe Lion KingoLittle Red Riding HoodoThe Wizard of OzoThe Frog Prince
