Pd 1/2 Shakespeare Blog by Geraldine Halin

Who is Shakespeare

2015-12-14 14:20:45 UTC

-People didn't speak like Shakespeare's plays

-His plays were set up in stanzas

Comedy Plays- light, romantic plot, happy ending

-Fool, Jester, ot trickester

Emotion

2015-12-14 14:23:37 UTC

Plays must have emotions to help tell the story and keep it interesting. Standing and just reading your script is boring, you need to "get into your character" to make it more fun. To make your part more interesting you can: flick your hair, cough, stamp your foot, etc.

Weird Words

2015-12-14 14:34:13 UTC

The words Shakespeare used in his plays and stories were not words that people used in everyday life. Some words are: Thee, Thou, Art, etc.

Shakespeare's Education

2015-12-15 14:14:43 UTC

Shakespeare's only education came from the grammar school in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He did not go to college.

2015-12-15 14:18:41 UTC

-Citizens had to learn information by word of mouth or from written accounts

16th Century British Foods

2015-12-16 13:42:51 UTC

Foods

Vegetables were cheap
- Cabbages, onions, cauliflower, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, spinach, carrots and turnips.
- Fruits that were accessible to most people were apples, strawberries, pears, plums, blackberries, raspberries and lemons.
- Fruits that only wealthy people could buy were pomegranates, peaches, oranges and walnuts.

Drinks

Did not drink as much water, because it was heavily polluted, therefore drinking Wine and Beer instead
Ale, Beer, Wine, Malmsey, Mead, Canary

Sonnet 18

gmalone — 2015-12-17 13:11:26 UTC

Sonnet 117

gmalone — 2015-12-17 13:12:06 UTC

Sonnet 14

gmalone — 2015-12-17 13:12:43 UTC

Sonnet 29

gmalone — 2015-12-17 13:13:13 UTC

Sonnet 44

gmalone — 2015-12-17 13:14:17 UTC

16th Century Education

gmalone — 2017-01-20 12:45:53 UTC

-Education began in homes
-Learned news by word or mouth
-Not all citizens could read
-Girls went to "Petty School"
-From ages 5-7 boys also attended a "Petty School"
-From ages 7-9 boys attended a grammar school
-The brightest boys would move onto a university from ages 15-16. The boys who did not move on to a university chose a domestic life.

16th Century British Clothing

gmalone — 2017-01-20 12:48:47 UTC

-Women used white led and vinegar to make faces pale which was a sign of nobility and wealth but it was toxic.

-Wealthy women used a lot of false hair, because it not only made it more extravagant but it was easier to manage. They also would curl their hair to show they were of high status.

-The poor would wear darker colors to draw less attention to themselves and the fact that they were poor. While, the rich would wear brighter colors, extravagant fabrics, and lots of gems to draw more attention to themselves and the fact that they were rich.

-Working women wore an apron to try to keep their clothing cleaner.

-Wealthy women would wear elegant wide sleeved gowns over their petticoats. Wealthy women would wear gloves to cover their hands at all times and would also cover their heads with a bonnet or veil.

-Working men who were usually merchants or farmers would wear a leather doublet which was thick. They wore hats to keep their heads warm and wore belts to carry daggers for protection.

-They wore luxurious materials which the poor did not have access to. Sleeves and patterns were the two most important things in a wealthy men’s ensemble.

16th Century British Healthcare/Medicine

gmalone — 2017-01-20 12:49:16 UTC

Conspiracies around Shakespeare's Authenticity

gmalone — 2017-01-20 12:50:15 UTC

Shakespeare is arguably one of the greatest playwrights to ever live, and wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets.

However, there has been some scrutiny about whether he actually wrote all these plays. He used over 31,000 different words in his plays, yet his only education came from grammar school. How could he have written such rich plays, and actually invented words and phrases to use in his work with only a rudimentary education?

If he didn't write the plays, then there are 3 likely candidates: Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford.

gmalone — 2017-01-20 12:53:01 UTC

color scheme

2017-01-20 13:58:06 UTC

16th Century

2017-01-26 02:54:54 UTC

During the 16th century, there was a long history of religious unrest between England and France on what was the true religion. France mainly stayed tocatholicism while England volleyed back and for between Protestantism and Catholicism depending on who was on the throne. Queen Elizabeth made their national religion Protestantism