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William Shakespeare. An Introduction to Macbeth By Kayla Price. This Week…. Today: Who is William Shakespeare? Wednesday: A look at Shakespeare’s language Thursday: Working with the sonnets Next week: Intro to Macbeth, acting out a scene, and diving into the play…. Warm Up.
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William Shakespeare An Introduction to Macbeth By Kayla Price
This Week… Today: Who is William Shakespeare? Wednesday: A look at Shakespeare’s language Thursday: Working with the sonnets Next week: Intro to Macbeth, acting out a scene, and diving into the play…
Warm Up In your packet, fill out the chart with things that you already know about Shakespeare, and things that you would like to know or you think are important to know.
Activity In groups or individually, read “William Shakespeare’s Life” on pages 869 through 872 and take Cornell notes. Keep in mind the things we thought would be important to know. If there is time, read “The Elizabethan Stage” on page 873. If you have limited time, I recommend skipping to page 875 and reading through end.
Closing In your packet, write down at least two things you learned about William Shakespeare today. Did any of your perceptions change? Do you have any new questions?
Today… • Warm up: AB sharing • Introduction to Shakespeare’s language • Language terms worksheet • Closing: packet prompt
Warm Up • AB sharing: • Get into pairs, make sure your bodies are facing each other. • Decide who is “a” and who is “b” • A’s: for 45 seconds talk about something you learned about Shakespeare on Tuesday • B’s: for 45 seconds talk about something you learned about Shakespeare on Tuesday
Some Definitions... Prose: Ordinary or straightforward writing. Verse: Poetry or writing characterized by rhythm and meter. Blank verse: Poetry that does not rhyme and uses various line lengths, but still has meter. Meter: A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry; meter gives poetry a specific rhythm.
Terms relating to poetry Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Line Quatrain Stanza Rhyming couplet
Rhyme Scheme When identifying rhyme scheme, label the first line with the letter ‘a’ and then any other lines that rhyme, label them with an ‘a’ as well. The next line that does not rhyme is labeled ‘b’, and so on. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? aThou art more lovely and more temperate: bRough winds do shake the darling buds of May, a And summer's lease hath all too short a date: b Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, cAnd often is his gold complexion dimmed, dAnd every fair from fair sometime declines, cBy chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: dBut thy eternal summer shall not fade, eNor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, fNor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, eWhen in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, fSo long as men can breathe or eyes can see, g So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. g
Sonnet • 14 lines • Three quatrains (set of four lines) with a rhyming couplet (two lines) at the end. • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefgg • Iambic pentameter • Oftentimes about love
Iambic Pentameter • Characterizes a specific rhythm of a poem • Lines consisting of five iambs • Iamb: One unstressed, one stressed syllable • Pentameter: (penta=five) Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? ̆ ̒ ̆ ̒ ̆ ̒ ̆ ̒ ̆ ̒
Activity In pairs, write a couple lines of iambic pentameter. After a few minutes, we’ll share our lines with the class.
Closing In your packet: If you had to explain one of concepts we learned about today (example: iambic pentameter, sonnet, rhyme scheme), how would you describe it? Homework: Start the Language of Shakespeare worksheet. You will have time to work in groups on your answers.
Warm Up “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.” “…Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove.” “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red” These are excerpts from various Shakespearean sonnets. What do you think they mean? How does the language compare what you normally read? Are these lines difficult to understand?
Sonnets… Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed:But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Activity • Get into groups of 3 to 5 • Finish your Language of Shakespeare worksheets • Work on the sonnet paraphrase • Pick one of the four sonnets • Put each line into your own words • Summarize the meaning of the sonnet in 25 or less words
Closing Respond to the following prompt in your packet: What did you think about paraphrasing sonnets? Was it easier/harder than you expected? How might this help us prepare for Macbeth?
