The BIG Question…The BIG Question…Can lovers see clearly?An old saying says, “Love is blind.” Is this true? The thrill of falling in love can cloud one’s perceptions of a lover, but usually those clouds drift away over time. Is it possible to see a person’s faults clearly and still love him or her?Answer on your handout for our closing activityAnswer on your handout for our closing activity.

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William Shakespear

eWidely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature

Reintroduction to

A few basic notes on Shakespeare,

the man.

Born

April 23 1564

Died (April 23) 1616

ShakespeareBorn in Stratford-on-Avon, EnglandStarted out as an actorWrote 37 playsWrote about 154 sonnets

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Anne HathawayGrew up on a farm in Shottery about a mile from Stratford-on-Avon25 or 26 when they married- considered an old maid, but she had a dowryShakespeare was 17 or 18 when they marriedShe was pregnant before they were married—a scandal

Shakespeare’s Wife

Shakespeare’s wife’s house

Hewland Farm in Shottery

Holy Trinity parish church- Stratford Upon

Avon where Shakespeare is

buried

You can go in and see his

grave and those of his wife and

children.

There he is!

Look how sad we are! Why?

Because he is dead!

So, about love and what you call “talking” to a

person your are interested in…

In what ways do you let that person know you are interested in courting or

wooing him or her?

Wooing

What is a sonnet?A sonnet is a 14-line verse form (poem) usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes.

Shakespeare’s sonnets contain three quatrains (four lines) and couplet(two lines) at the end.

The quatrains set up a problem or theme (often love) and the couplet solves it.

Iambic pentameter

The English or Shakespearean sonnet is written in iambic pentameter (PEN-ta-meter or pen-TAM-e-ter). It was the beat of the 16th century.

The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.

An iamb is a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be good BYE.

A line of iambic pentameter flows like this:baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM

Iambic pentameter

When I / do COUNT / the CLOCK / that TELLS / the TIME (Sonnet 12)

When I do count the clock that tells the time.

I ALL / a LONE / be WEEP / my OUT/ cast STATE (Sonnet 29)

I all alone beweep my outcast state.

Shall I / com PARE/ thee TO / a SUM / mer’s DAY? (Sonnet 18)

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?WHY?

Examples from Shakespearean sonnets:

IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Iambic pentameter

An visual and audio example:

That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a)When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b)Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a) Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b) In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c) As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d) Which by and by black night doth take away, (c) Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d)In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e)That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f)As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e)Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)    This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more

strong, (g)   To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)

Sonnet 73

Taking each quatrain separately, we will analyze the problem or topic set up by the sonnet:

First QuatrainThat time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangUpon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

To whom do you think the speaker speaking?

What imagery clues are there to the age of the speaker?

Sonnet 73

Second QuatrainIn me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away,Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.

How does this quatrain echo the first?

What might “Death’s second self” be?

What might “seals up all in rest” suggest?

Sonnet 73

Third QuatrainIn me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.

Each quatrain is addressed personally.When you see the embers of a glowing fire, what was there before it? How is the speaker using this image?

What is the “it” in the third line?

Now, what idea do you think the three quatrains introduce?

Sonnet 73

The coupletThis thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Again, the speaker addresses his love directly.Why does the speaker think his lover/partner’s love will become stronger as death nears?

Do you agree with this conclusion?

What do you feel is the tone of this sonnet? The tone of a literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts and can portray a variety of emotions to help the reader ascertain the writer’s feelings toward a particular topic, influencing the reader’s understanding of the literary work.

Sonnet 73

That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a)When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b)Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a) Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b) In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c) As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d) Which by and by black night doth take away, (c) Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d)In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e)That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f)As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e)Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)    This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more

strong, (g)   To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)

What is the purpose of this sonnet? Its tone?

Sonnet 73

PracticeYour group will be assigned a quatrain of the Sonnet 137 to analyze.Read the entire sonnet aloud, then focus on your quatrain by rereading it and analyzing its meaning and recording it for sharing.Then, look at the couplet and determine its meaning.Decide what tone you feel the speaker is implying

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun*;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damask’d**, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks,And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks***

I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound;I grant I never saw a goddess go,My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.    And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied**** with false compare.

*a dull, grayish color **silk ***stink ****contradict

Sonnet 137

Groups 1 &

3

Groups 2 &

6

Groups 4 &

5

All Group

s

Using the text, have one member of the team read the sonnet aloud, then answer the Text Analysis questions for each sonnet on pages 326, 328, and 329 using the back of your handout.

Remember, you are working as a GROUP. Discuss your ideas with your group mates and come to a conclusion before you record the answers.

Assessment: Today, I will take ONE of the worksheets at random to assess for a grade, so make sure your group number is on every paper. In future, you will analyze a sonnet on your own to show mastery. At that point we will determine whether or not I must reteach this so all of you achieve mastery of the analysis of Elizabethan/Shakesperean sonnets.

In your groups

Look back at what you wrote about lovers and whether or not they see clearly.

Take two minutes to come up with a statement for your whole group about that idea. One person will report to the class.

Closing

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Group 3Ian CoynerRichard TaylorKole ShippMacey CappsCortavious Nelson

Group 4Anthony HutchingsMatt AdcockTiara SmithTaylor Cottrell

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Group 5Savannah LawsonJalen CampbellCarrigan SummersJamarious Johnson

Group 6Abby NorrisAustin DyeMaya WatsonLogan Minshall

2nd Nine weeks groups – 3rd Period

Group 2Zach FeasterShane HeadyJamie MillerKristian King

Group 5Stephen FordAustin HulmeBernice LaQuartAllison Mitchell

Group 1Maritza BadilloDe’Andre BanksAlyndria CarrollAdrianna EvansKay Smith

Group 4Brittany ClementJerricho DuffMorgan EvansOra MintlowNesha Wilson

Group 3William MuellerDillon RaperMikayla RiveraSmitty Smithson

Group 6Aaron NouanesabapQyiesha SmallsJay SmarttAnna Smith

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Group 4Logan GoadMariah CornishMarkel PayneSavannah Casto

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Group 2Anthony BeaverKaylin WitasKirk NealTravis MartinMadison Smith

Group 5Daniel GoodJustin HaynesCourtney RaburnAlex Reach

Group 6Dalton MessengerTaylor HowseShay BowersRakias Ivy

2nd Nine weeks groups – 7th Period

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Group 4Ashleigh LozierLauren McCluskeyLauren MankinJenessa HamiltonMaj Ahmad

Group 1Sarah BertrandRodrickas CollinsRJ CunninghamNicole VascoTrey Niewiemski

Group 2Monica OnateMcKenna EarpDaryka BattleJamie UnderwoodBlake Speck

Group 5Dania CortezShamesha TalleyKenneth MathewsBenjamin HardebeckJosh Deleon

Group 6Melissa CrutchfieldHunter TaylorKirsten McCormickEthan HassellRicky Philachack

Closing