Shakespeare as a Real Man in Shakespeare in Love
Pavlína Tejcová - 6th year Independent Readings Doc. Milada Frankova, CSc., M.A. 30 August 2004 Shakespeare as a Real Man in Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare has been presented in myriad versions, from the traditional to the almost unrecognizable. Directors and actors have adapted him as long as his plays have been performed. Some feel that without Shakespeare´s original poetry, audiences are robbed of the opportunity to experience the cleverness, poetry, and majesty of the language - Shakespeare´s genius. Others feel that modern adaptations don´t challenge viewers and offer weaker plots and less complex characters. Shakespeare in Love combines in a way both. The film applauds the brilliance of Shakespearean writing through the lines directly taken from Shakespeare, while at the same time exploring a fictional depiction of his true love and life. When you deconstruct the script, Shakespeare in Love is built in perfect Shakespearian form. Virtually a Shakespearean plot in itself, it mixes a great story with bits and pieces of history (whether fact or not); lies and deception; mistaken identities; a couple of swordfights; and of course a passion that can only end badly. For hundreds of years we have been hunted by the question: "Who was the real Shakespeare?" Literally thousands of pages have been dedicated to uncovering the facts about Shakespeare´s identity, but
William Shakespeare, lived during 1564 and 1616, wrote "Spring" and "Winter".
Marta Davis Poetry Essay 1 Spring vs. Winter: A Comparison of Shakespeare William Shakespeare, lived during 1564 and 1616, wrote "Spring" and "Winter", both eighteen line poems written as a companion piece to one another. Similarly, the poems discuss the themes of each season through the use of imagery. Both poems use ABAB rhyme, meaning the first line rhymes with the third, while the second line rhyme with the fourth. Both use iambic tetrameter, four units of iambic beat to a line. This allows the poems to maintain a rhythm of weak then strong beats. Spring and Winter, both contain lines with eight syllables. In addition to meter and rhyme, Shakespeare repeats whole words, phrases, lines or group of lines in some fixed pattern, similar to a song (Arp p. 176). "Spring" uses three sets of four lines to separate the poem, summarizing the poem with two lines at the end. The theme of the song is that spring is a time for beauty, growth and regenerative powers especially when compared to the season of winter. Shakespeare creates these themes by a major use of imagery. Imagery is the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas (dictionary.com). "Daises pied", is a concise way to say the daises are patchy in color, along with the blue violets. Between the flowers and buds of yellow hue, "do paint the meadows with delight". Immediately, the reader
How does Shakespeare create tension and atmosphere in four scenes?
Rachel Morgan 11b Macbeth Course Work How does Shakespeare create tension and atmosphere in four scenes? Introduction In this essay my intention is to show how shakespeare created atmosphere and tention in the following scenes - Act 1 scene 1 - Act 1 scene 3 - Act2 scene 1 - Act2 scene 3 When Shakespeare wrote this play it was designed for an Elizabethan audience. People of this time believed in God and the devil, and heaven and hell as real places. They also believed in evil spirits and the power of witchcraft and magic. James I himself was interested in the subject, he'd even written several books on it. One Scottish woman called Agnes Sampson was accused of trying to kill James by witchcraft, she was supposed to have attached parts of a dead body to a cat, sailed to sea to cause a storm to wreck the king's ship. People also believed in the Divine right of kings - that kings were appointed by God therefore, to kill a king would be the evilest murder of all. So immediately Shakespeare sets the mood and captures the imagination of the audience by starting the play with the witches
Shakespeare-Midsummer Night's dream
GSCE English Coursework: A Midsummer Nights Dream Question 3 In what ways have you found A Midsummer Night's Dream interesting as a play for dramatic performance? I found that William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' as a dramatic performance was outstanding. It had a lot of different aspects that brought the play to life on the stage and more recently on our television screens, from the love triangle of the Athenian lovers to the entertaining mechanicals play. Shakespeare's play has been turned into theatrical performances and visual performances on new technology that have appeared in the last century. The play had different plots that co-existed with each other. The portion that I found most entertaining was the fairies. Fairies were spirit beings that live in the woodlands in the country. The greenery of the woods was a calamity, belonging to the spirit world, in this case the fairies. It was a popular belief in Shakespeare's time that the world was filled with these good and bad spirits. Since Oberon was on a break with Titania, he was helpless I perceived. So he wanted to help the humans with their problem. The impish duo of Oberon and puck made the play wittier. Many people thought that fairies lived in their own kingdom and couldn't be seen by humans. The fairies only let the humans see them occasionally in dreams. This is symbolic, because it refers
What similarities are there between Friar Laurence and the Nurse and the functions they perform in Romeo and Juliet?
What similarities are there between Friar Laurence and the Nurse and the functions they perform in "Romeo and Juliet"? There are many similarities between the vital roles played by the Friar and the Nurse that become increasingly apparent during the play "Romeo and Juliet". These similarities mainly revolve around the very parental figures of the characters, in the way that they look after and are treated by both Romeo and Juliet. The Nurse is a wet nurse, who was brought into the Capulet household by Juliet's mother to feed Juliet. In the 16th century a wet nurse was a mother who had recently lost her own child and is still able to feed a baby; this enables the true mother to prepare for another child and to make life easier for herself. The Nurse behaves as more of a motherly figure to Juliet throughout Juliet's life than her true mother does; she calls her, "Prettiest babe" This helps to show how fond of Juliet she truly is; she then also goes on to say; "And I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish." Seeing their child get married is usually something that a mother looks forward to in life, seeing that their own daughter has grown up. The fact that the Nurse has this dream, not her mother, truly does show how much of a mother the Nurse is to her, it also shows how the Nurse does truly think of Juliet like her own daughter, this means that Juliet is a lot
Is Puck a Knavish Sprite or a Malign Spirit?
Is Puck a Knavish Sprite or a Malign Spirit? This question is asked since, throughout the play Puck partakes in a variety of different situations that display his personality and character; he plays a main role and features significantly in the view of the audience. The issue may be debated because there is sufficient evidence indicating that he is both a knavish sprite and a malign spirit. The mystery of Puck begins to tease our brains in Act 2 Scene 1 where his conversation uncovers primary details of him being a 'knavish sprite'. 2:1 L33 states exactly that. Also the fairy continues to regurgitate the knavish tricks Puck often inflicts: Are not you he That frights the maidens of the villagery (2:1 L35) The fairy then proceeds to reveal that he is known to, Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm (2:1 L39) These activities may seem immature but, as the fairy acknowledges the fact that he laughs at their harm, the audience may now believe that he bears no respect for his innocent victims. This cruelty may hint at an abuse of his powers but, more drastically, the hint of a malign spirit. Puck then resists the attempt to deny these allegations although he unleashes more confusion as to what sort of person he really is by assuring us, I am that merry wanderer of the night. I jest to Oberon, and make him smile (2:1 L43-44) This statement may now make us review
Shakesphere and The Renaissance
"....And since you know you cannot see yourself, so well as by reflection, I, your glass, will modestly discover to yourself, that of yourself which you yet know not of. " - William Shakespeare In 1564, the world gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, one of the most brilliant talents we have ever experienced. This newborn would bring us tears and laughs, blood and death, even suicide and incest. William Shakespeare was that bouncing baby boy, and did he give us so much to write about. The quote above, from Mr. Shakespeare, best explains the reason for this paper. It is about self discovery and wanting to learn more. Not just from a textbook, but from ourselves. Relating to material from the student's point of view is most important. Anybody can re-write the history of a person, but examining their true inner self is what makes Historical Character's so fascinating. William Shakespeare's early life is a mystery. Books and articles publicly state "Nothing definite is known about his boyhood. From the content of his plays, he must have learned early about the people he later portrayed with such good humor. As good writers do, he must have collected information both from books and from daily observation of the world around him." (Renaissance-faire.com/Renfaires) Just a small amount of information has been found by historians of many sources. Mr. Shakespeare attended
One Man In His Time Plays Many Parts
"One Man In His Time Plays Many Parts" Shakespeare's use of metaphor in seeing the world as a stage and life as a play to be acted out on this stage is simple and effective. Mankind becomes a player on this stage and life is broken down into seven ages. During these seven ages each person can play many different parts. He starts with the infant. "Mewling and Puking in the nurses arms" This indicates a derogatory attitude to the helpless infant who is dependent on the nurse. The infant has now grown into a schoolboy and the mewling has now become whining. "Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school." His attitude has changes and the tone is more sympathetic. The ugly infant has now become a schoolboy with a shining morning face. The lover grows from the schoolboy and he develops from a reluctant student to a sensitive young man. Shakespeare adapts a playful tone. "Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow." When speaking of the soldier a cynical tone emerges. "Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour; sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth." The soldier changes and plays the part of the well fed wise judge. He has an outward appearance of severity and quote wise sayings. A mocking tone is
Review on the musical play Rent.
I am going to be giving a play review on the musical play Rent. Rent was the first play I had ever been to. With having a certain conception on plays and their whole premise, after seeing Rent I became enthralled with theater and its whole production. Rent a musical play by Jonathan Larson is a modern musical about life and death that takes place in New York's East Village, populated by drug dealers and society's forgotten, which is loosely based on Puccini's La Boheme. Rent is part Broadway musical, part performance art, part rock concert. These three seemingly different elements are entertainingly merged in Rent. Rent chronicles the lives, loves and deaths of its major characters from December 24th through the next Christmas and into the following year. Rent deals with AIDS, drugs, homosexuality, and loss. Loss of innocence, loss of life, loss of work, loss of hope, you name it. Rent is as gritty as its subject matter. It doesn't hide a thing. The story of Rent was something I wasn't too fond of, with its strong overtones in homosexuality and drug abuse. The vitality and sheer energy of the cast as well as the great score certainly won me over, and overall the cast is very strong vocally. Kevin Spencer who plays as Roger Davis- a rock musician, an ex-junkie and HIV+, gave an outstanding performance vocally as well as theatrically. His character is one who doesn't get
William Shakespeare.
Our Man of the Day: William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his. Shakespeare was born to middle class parents. His father, John, was a Stratford businessman. He was a glove maker who owned a leather shop. John Shakespeare was a well known and respected manin the town. He held several important local governmental positions. William Shakespeare's mother was Mary Arden. Though she was the daughter of a local farmer, she was related to a family of considerable wealth and social standing. Mary Arden and John Shakespeare were married in 1557. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford in 1564. He was one of eight children. The Shakespeare's were well respected prominent people. When William Shakespeare was about seven years old, he probably began attending the Stratford Grammar School with other boys of his social class. Students went to school year round attending school for nine hours a day. The teachers were strict disciplinarians. Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during holidays, it was known to put on