Here are a list of websites for children filled with facts and/or activities about Shakespeare.
Shakespeare became a legend. His work has influenced countless art pieces ranging from music, poetry, plays, books, and modern movies. He created a different style of English that has carried on and been studied but language enthusiasts around the world. Shakespeare had a large and powerful influence on the English language. That is why I believe we study Shakespeare in today's school systems.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
T&F? William Shakespeare
1. The actors who acted out William Shakespeare's plays used real swords in the plays. True
One cannot be 100% sure that William Shakespeare allowed all of his life long plays' actors to use all real props for example a giant sword. But if we look at the best known Shakespeare play stage, the Globe Theater, then yes, for most of the plays the actors used real weapons and props including swords.
The props in earlier stages of the Globe Theater started out as easily movable objects such as：
Swords and daggers, goblets and plates, chairs and stools, candles and torches, blood soaked handkerchiefs, writing materials, manuscripts, bottles of wine or ale, whips, books, blankets, helmets, armor, false jewels, crowns, skulls and bones, animal furs, flags and banners, caskets and containers, flowers and petals...etc
As time went by larger items were being used in the Theater such as:
Benches, beds, thrones, cave, barrels, well, tables, canon...etc
One of the most famous props is the canon. Canons were introduced as Globe Theater props. The cannons were situated inside the roof, in the attic above the ''Heavens.'' The cannons were used to create a dramatic special effect such as heralding great entrances especially in the plays which were about an event in history. The cannon was loaded with gunpowder and wadding and this particular Globe Theater prop led to the fire of 1613 which led to the total destruction of the Globe Theater within 2 hours.
Special effects were very big at the time too. The imaginative use of the Globe Theater props led to some exciting and dramatic performances at the Globe Theater. The cannon, flying entrances, blood, fireworks, music and even live animals were all added.
2. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, and histories. True
Shakespeare wrote many tragedies such as Antony and Cleopatra & Romeo and Juliet; comedies such as As You Like It & Love's Labour's Lost; histories such as King John, Richard II, Henry IV (part 1 & 2) & Henry V.
3. How did Shakespeare come up with story ideas? Answer:
Shakespeare found nature an inspiration, and peoples' different reactions to love and life. Whole most stories in those days finished with a 'happily ever after,' Shakespeare realized that a total opposite could happen, so Shakespeare explored the many ways a romance story could end.
The ideas for Shakespeare's plots were almost all taken from earlier stories, poems or plays. The English histories as well as the semi-historical King Lear and Macbeth were drawn from Holinshed's Chonicles. The story of Romeo and Juliet was a poem written by Arthur Brooke in 1562. Hamlet was probably based on an earlier play which was itself based on a story by Saxo Grammaticus. We have an alternate Taming of the Shrew which is very similar to Shakespeare's. Roman historians provided the source for Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Nowadays we tend to think that it was the stories which Shakespeare created, so that he deserves credit for any story of a brother of a king who murders the king and marries the widow. This is not so. Shakespeare created words for these people to say, which words showed them to be much morecomplex than any characters created beforehand and most created since.
From:
1. http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/globe-theatre-props.htm
2. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/
3. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/context.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-shakespeares-the-tempest-based-on.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plots/
One cannot be 100% sure that William Shakespeare allowed all of his life long plays' actors to use all real props for example a giant sword. But if we look at the best known Shakespeare play stage, the Globe Theater, then yes, for most of the plays the actors used real weapons and props including swords.
The props in earlier stages of the Globe Theater started out as easily movable objects such as：
Swords and daggers, goblets and plates, chairs and stools, candles and torches, blood soaked handkerchiefs, writing materials, manuscripts, bottles of wine or ale, whips, books, blankets, helmets, armor, false jewels, crowns, skulls and bones, animal furs, flags and banners, caskets and containers, flowers and petals...etc
As time went by larger items were being used in the Theater such as:
Benches, beds, thrones, cave, barrels, well, tables, canon...etc
One of the most famous props is the canon. Canons were introduced as Globe Theater props. The cannons were situated inside the roof, in the attic above the ''Heavens.'' The cannons were used to create a dramatic special effect such as heralding great entrances especially in the plays which were about an event in history. The cannon was loaded with gunpowder and wadding and this particular Globe Theater prop led to the fire of 1613 which led to the total destruction of the Globe Theater within 2 hours.
Special effects were very big at the time too. The imaginative use of the Globe Theater props led to some exciting and dramatic performances at the Globe Theater. The cannon, flying entrances, blood, fireworks, music and even live animals were all added.
2. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, comedies, and histories. True
Shakespeare wrote many tragedies such as Antony and Cleopatra & Romeo and Juliet; comedies such as As You Like It & Love's Labour's Lost; histories such as King John, Richard II, Henry IV (part 1 & 2) & Henry V.
3. How did Shakespeare come up with story ideas? Answer:
Shakespeare found nature an inspiration, and peoples' different reactions to love and life. Whole most stories in those days finished with a 'happily ever after,' Shakespeare realized that a total opposite could happen, so Shakespeare explored the many ways a romance story could end.
The ideas for Shakespeare's plots were almost all taken from earlier stories, poems or plays. The English histories as well as the semi-historical King Lear and Macbeth were drawn from Holinshed's Chonicles. The story of Romeo and Juliet was a poem written by Arthur Brooke in 1562. Hamlet was probably based on an earlier play which was itself based on a story by Saxo Grammaticus. We have an alternate Taming of the Shrew which is very similar to Shakespeare's. Roman historians provided the source for Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.
Nowadays we tend to think that it was the stories which Shakespeare created, so that he deserves credit for any story of a brother of a king who murders the king and marries the widow. This is not so. Shakespeare created words for these people to say, which words showed them to be much morecomplex than any characters created beforehand and most created since.
From:
1. http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/globe-theatre-props.htm
2. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/
3. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/context.html
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-shakespeares-the-tempest-based-on.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plots/
William Shakespeare Facts Verification
1. William Shakespeare was a major stockholder in the Globe Theater.
A: This fact is in fact true. William Shakespeare owned 12.5 % of the Globe Theater. As a young writer he bought shares and benefited financially after his plays became popular.
2. William Shakespeare worked mostly in the Globe Theater.
A: This fact is also true. William Shakespeare worked mostly in the Globe Theater that the Theater was also known as the Shakespeare Globe Theater. This was where Shakespeare performed many of his greatest plays.
3. William Shakespeare had style.
A: Since William Shakespeare did not come from a noble background there are really no pictures or portraits commissioned. Based on pictures drawn after his death it is safe to say that he was a stylish man that dressed accordingly to the fashion during Elizabethan and Jacobean times.
Notice the collar, the colour and material and shape of his clothing. For a very in depth and detailed article about fashion during Elizabethan and Jacobean times please click on the links below!
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/elizabethanclothes.html
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/elizabethanclothes.html
Questions & Answers on Shakespeare!
1. Q: Did Shakespeare act in some of his plays?
A: William was also an actor who performed many of his own plays as well as those of other playwrights
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm
2. Q: Was his wife Anne Hathaway?
A: Yes, she was 26 and William was 18 when they got married and they had 3 children.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm
3. Q: What was his family background?
A: He was born in Stratdford-on-Avon
William's mother's name was Mary Arden. She came from a very wealthy family. Mary had eight children.
William went to Stratford Grammar School where he got all his education. At age seven, Shakespeare studied classics in Greek and Latin.
Shakespeares father was a mayor
He had a daughter names Susanna, twins Judith and Hamnet. Unfortunately Hamnet died at age 11 in 1569.
No evidence of Shakespeare was found between the years of 1585-1592
William left London in 1611, and he died on his birthday and the cause is still unknown
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/shakespeare.html
A: William was also an actor who performed many of his own plays as well as those of other playwrights
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm
2. Q: Was his wife Anne Hathaway?
A: Yes, she was 26 and William was 18 when they got married and they had 3 children.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm
3. Q: What was his family background?
A: He was born in Stratdford-on-Avon
William's mother's name was Mary Arden. She came from a very wealthy family. Mary had eight children.
William went to Stratford Grammar School where he got all his education. At age seven, Shakespeare studied classics in Greek and Latin.
Shakespeares father was a mayor
He had a daughter names Susanna, twins Judith and Hamnet. Unfortunately Hamnet died at age 11 in 1569.
No evidence of Shakespeare was found between the years of 1585-1592
William left London in 1611, and he died on his birthday and the cause is still unknown
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/shakespeare.html
Monday, March 11, 2013
No Red Pill No Blue Pill
Can you succeed without motivation? Or is it a challenge because we have all this technology around us that you just can't seem to concentrate on what is being said and taught. The only way you can succeed is by taking a little push of motivation. There is No Red Pill No Blue Pill. There are no shortcuts, but their are traps and steep hills you must face when going on a journey to motivation.
Every one has a motivation, wither its a goal to achieve something your not good at or making your dreams into reality; everyone has a different motivation. But what about school? Are you motivated at school or do you need motivation to get work done?
Well in this very well written article by Ana Cristina Pratas, it discusses no matter how hard learning its up to you to decide your learning motivation, and no matter how many times you blame your teachers for your learning you should actually be blaming yourself. You have to give yourself a goal or a dream to follow and the only way by doing it is by finishing high school successfully, prideful and proud, without any doubts. You need motivation to look at new experiences and take new chances. Ana is saying that you are responsible for your learning and motivation is how you can succeed.
You always hear kids at school say "i have such a bad teacher thats why i failed my test" but really maybe it was you that didnt pay attention in class; like i said your responsible for your own motivation your teacher is trying to help you to get where you need to go or where you have to be. So what if teachers give us homework and projects, they are trying to lead you to the right direction to success not to ruin your weekend with your friends, but to see if you have what it takes to complete your work because you have the motivation to do so.
Even though motivation may be hard at time you may fall here or there, but as soon as you do get back up and try again; you will learn from your mistakes and if you know what you did wrong the better your motivation will be. Students and teachers both work together to help eachother to continue the cycle of learning for a lifetime. After reading this article, its true, your learning is based on your motivation to success and how you want to achieve it; just like how teachers were once in the learning process they had a motivation to be where they are today because its something their passionate about and they feel proud for educating students and see their progress develop throughout the course.
I think that this article really connects to english class and the whole school because most of the time students are on facebook or playing games on their phones and that shows a lack of motivation to learn be grateful to learn something new. We are very fortunate that we can go to school while kids in other countries can barely leave home or have to work to support their family at such young ages.
In my opinion this article had ideas that were very well expressed, and yes, we dont always have the good motivation and attitude, but is it because of the technology around us thats tempting most of us to ignore our duties as students? Just thinking about life a couple years ago, kids were much more motivated than they are now, but everyone is different when it comes to learning and how serious you are. We just have to give ourselves an extra push , passion, hardwork, ideas, improvement, and persistance to find the true motivation hidden deep inside us. We just need to find it and strive for the best.
Every one has a motivation, wither its a goal to achieve something your not good at or making your dreams into reality; everyone has a different motivation. But what about school? Are you motivated at school or do you need motivation to get work done?
Well in this very well written article by Ana Cristina Pratas, it discusses no matter how hard learning its up to you to decide your learning motivation, and no matter how many times you blame your teachers for your learning you should actually be blaming yourself. You have to give yourself a goal or a dream to follow and the only way by doing it is by finishing high school successfully, prideful and proud, without any doubts. You need motivation to look at new experiences and take new chances. Ana is saying that you are responsible for your learning and motivation is how you can succeed.
You always hear kids at school say "i have such a bad teacher thats why i failed my test" but really maybe it was you that didnt pay attention in class; like i said your responsible for your own motivation your teacher is trying to help you to get where you need to go or where you have to be. So what if teachers give us homework and projects, they are trying to lead you to the right direction to success not to ruin your weekend with your friends, but to see if you have what it takes to complete your work because you have the motivation to do so.
Even though motivation may be hard at time you may fall here or there, but as soon as you do get back up and try again; you will learn from your mistakes and if you know what you did wrong the better your motivation will be. Students and teachers both work together to help eachother to continue the cycle of learning for a lifetime. After reading this article, its true, your learning is based on your motivation to success and how you want to achieve it; just like how teachers were once in the learning process they had a motivation to be where they are today because its something their passionate about and they feel proud for educating students and see their progress develop throughout the course.
I think that this article really connects to english class and the whole school because most of the time students are on facebook or playing games on their phones and that shows a lack of motivation to learn be grateful to learn something new. We are very fortunate that we can go to school while kids in other countries can barely leave home or have to work to support their family at such young ages.
In my opinion this article had ideas that were very well expressed, and yes, we dont always have the good motivation and attitude, but is it because of the technology around us thats tempting most of us to ignore our duties as students? Just thinking about life a couple years ago, kids were much more motivated than they are now, but everyone is different when it comes to learning and how serious you are. We just have to give ourselves an extra push , passion, hardwork, ideas, improvement, and persistance to find the true motivation hidden deep inside us. We just need to find it and strive for the best.
No Red Pill, No Blue Pill - Response
How can you succeed without motivation? A question asked by
many, especially teachers, coaches, really anyone that is trying to motivate
someone to succeed. One really only succeeds if the motivation is there pushing
you along the way. There is no easy way. No red pill, no blue pill.
No Red Pill, No Blue Pill by Ana Cristina Pratas is an extraordinary article, it discusses how
learning is difficult, tough, and really up to you for it is you who needs to
summon your motivation to learn to truly absorb all the knowledge being thrown
at you in school. It speaks out about how learning is a tough road, and as much
as you want to blame your failures on your teacher you really shouldn’t.
Learning is a two way road, a shared experience you may call it, because your
teacher provides you with the information but it is up to you to motivate
yourself, and pay attention.
Walking around the
school hallway and conversing with friends you tend to hear things like “oh
man, I only failed because that teacher sucked!” or “I didn’t learn anything
from that class, it was so boring I wasn’t even paying attention.” I know as
students it is hard to get the thought through your head that teachers are
human beings too; they feel emotions and do normal things like go shopping. What I believe Ana is expressing is that blaming your teachers on your failure of succession is like blaming your
siblings for something that you did. It’s what we call the easy way out.
Teachers dish out information and give us homework and projects and I understand
that you want to just go home and relax after a long day of school, but what
they’re giving us is what is going to lead us to success. Learning is a tough
and difficult process, and motivation and attitude are essential, you need to
be 100 percent willing to take hold of the knowledge being given to you,
practice it and apply it to everyday life.
Reading this article
as a student, I believe that Ana is targeting students but also targeting
teachers in a way. After reading this article, you really realize how much of
your learning depends on how motivated you are, and how determined you are. If
you are not in the right mind set then of course failure will succumb. Looking
at this through a teacher’s perspective, they have to realize that yes the
students are doing their job to motivate themselves as learners but as
educators you need to be willing to help motivate the students. It’s like a partnership;
you can’t leave your partner hanging. Both the students and the teachers have
to step up and help each other, it will not only benefit the student but
teachers will feel a sense of accomplishment.
I definitely feel that this article connects to our English class, but
is not limited to only this one class. I believe her message about motivation
within us can be applied to school in general. Looking around in my classes I can
always find one or two kids on their phones, chatting instead of doing work,
and there are almost always a handful of people who don’t do their homework and
study for tests, the lack of motivation at its finest.
In my opinion I agree on her ideas
expressed within this article, it is true that many of us are not as motivated
as we were before, the question is why? Could it be because of technology? The
way we live compared to back in the day? Of course the answer is inside of you,
because it differs with everyone. There is no set answer in my opinion, we just
have to dig deep within ourselves and look for the motivation buried deep
within.
This was a very intriguing,
thought-provoking article, and I think everyone should take a look at it.
No Red Pill, No Blue Pill
After reading No Red Pill, No Blue Pill I was once again reminded of how life works: try now, enjoy after; enjoy now, suffer later.
The word try versus the word suffer has great difference. This is all because of the difference of time management and the work and sacrifice being made. In every cases you will never get any free items falling from the sky; everything has a price. You have to study first with all your might for the few 5-10 years of your youth then the few years of determination will decide the rest of your life. But many consider this order to be foolish, they believe that youth is only momentary which they are right, but they choose to spend their youth in playing and things that will never last as knowledge does. Knowledge is power. The younger you are, the easier it is to consume the never ending knowledge, thus consume power and build it up for future uses. Even you if you are a genius, you will need to work very hard to put your inherited intelligence to work. Without work nothing will happen. When something is lost, something is also born.
You may have heard that life isn't fair, but time is. In my opinion this is completely the other way around. Time will not wait for you, but it gave us a chance to use 10 years of hard work in exchange of a lifetime of glory and success. 5-10 years vs the right of your life...TOTALLY WORTH IT! Life is very fair because just as I have wrote before, one must lose in order to gain.
Just as the post said there is no red or blue pill for a person to skip to the paradise without swimming across the thousand miles of dangerous water. I wish everyone understands this way of life and put their life and time into good use thus not wasting their precious youth time for something ignorant and unworthy.
The word try versus the word suffer has great difference. This is all because of the difference of time management and the work and sacrifice being made. In every cases you will never get any free items falling from the sky; everything has a price. You have to study first with all your might for the few 5-10 years of your youth then the few years of determination will decide the rest of your life. But many consider this order to be foolish, they believe that youth is only momentary which they are right, but they choose to spend their youth in playing and things that will never last as knowledge does. Knowledge is power. The younger you are, the easier it is to consume the never ending knowledge, thus consume power and build it up for future uses. Even you if you are a genius, you will need to work very hard to put your inherited intelligence to work. Without work nothing will happen. When something is lost, something is also born.
You may have heard that life isn't fair, but time is. In my opinion this is completely the other way around. Time will not wait for you, but it gave us a chance to use 10 years of hard work in exchange of a lifetime of glory and success. 5-10 years vs the right of your life...TOTALLY WORTH IT! Life is very fair because just as I have wrote before, one must lose in order to gain.
Just as the post said there is no red or blue pill for a person to skip to the paradise without swimming across the thousand miles of dangerous water. I wish everyone understands this way of life and put their life and time into good use thus not wasting their precious youth time for something ignorant and unworthy.
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