Shakespeare by https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf en-us 2022-04-01 09:44:03 UTC 2025-04-27 15:25:13 UTC hello@padlet.com chiararedweik https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125169852
  •  1558-1603 (during reign of Queen Elizabeth) 
    • English renaissance 
  • “Golden Age” of literature, music, theatre
  • Rather peaceful after Wars of the Roses (civil wars)
    • Ended with Edward VII as king
    • Queen Elizabeth became Queen as an heir to Edward VII
  • But religious conflicts 
    • Protestants vs. Catholics
    • ]]>     2022-04-01 09:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125169852     chiararedweik https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125178681
  • April 23rd-April 23rd 1616
  • Quality of his works - suggests educational foundation
    • But never proceeded to university schooling (only grammar school)
    • Debate about authorship of his works
  • 1582: married Anne Hathaway
    • Three children
  • 1588: began to establish himself as actor & playwrighter
  • Years before establishment: no information about life
  • 1594: “Lord Chamberlain’s Men” (acting company) was founded
    • Shakespeare one of founding fathers
    • ]]>     2022-04-01 09:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125178681     https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125188528 154 sonnets, 38 plays
    –>written in mid 1590, published 1609

    categories:
    1) Comedies
    2) Histories
    3) Tragedies

    Plays
    –>portray recognizable people
    –>relatable situations
    –>same characters appear in multiple plays

    Most famous plays:
    Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth

    ]]>     2022-04-01 10:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2125188528     comedies: https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128956020 - no deaths
    - happy endings
    - happy/funny plot
    - irony, puns
    - love as main theme



    ]]>     2022-04-04 15:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128956020     https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128960363 love, trust vs. betrayal, murder/death, friendship, power/social conflicts, jealousy/revenge, appearance vs. reality, women‘s rights, supernatural/magic]]> 2022-04-04 15:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128960363 https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128965052 - introduced 1700 words into the English language
    - perfected blank verse 
      -> became standard in poetry
    - plays accurate in any time period
    - one of the best-known writers of the world
    - 4 billion copies of his plays & poetries
    - many authors were influenced by him & his works]]>     2022-04-04 16:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128965052     Pro: https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128973526
    - teaching Shaekspeare gives an overview about past times (e.g. circumstances & values)
    - timeless actions and characters
     -> still experiencing same things today
    - had a large impact on coming authors
    - set new ways of expressing emotions
    - relevant themes 
    ( love, betrayal, jealousy…)
      -> accurate in any time period
    - introduced words into the English language]]>     2022-04-04 16:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128973526     Contra: https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128984109
    - comparison of different authors and eras could be more interesting for students
    - plays were written to be performed on stage
      -> in school only in text form
    - tension/ interest will not be created by „boring“ tasks
    - language hard to understand: confusing
    - perspective of a man who lived 450 years ago: outdated]]>     2022-04-04 16:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128984109     https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128999776 2022-04-04 16:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2128999776 https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2129001309 2022-04-04 16:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2129001309 tragedies: https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2129004955 - murder, suicide, death
    - everyone dies in the end
    - dramatic plot
    - focus on negative emotions
    - tragic hero: doomed to fail]]>     2022-04-04 16:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chiararedweik/o635h5u1fl0m5hhf/wish/2129004955