Shakespeare – Junior
Shakespeare – The Bard’s No Bore!
You’ve heard about William Shakespeare, right? The guy who wrote plays a long time ago? So what’s the big deal? Why is he still famous? And why’s he called ‘The Bard’?
Going to one of Will’s plays was a bit like going to a Pink or a Lady GaGa concert today. It was an absolute hoot! He had to be good, really, because if he wasn’t, you could throw rotten fruit at him. He needed to be funny, naughty, sad and witty… at the same time having the ‘Aha!’ factor where the audience realizes that he’s just said something really clever and deep.
So let’s find out a bit about him, who he was, what his theatre was like and what some of his plays were about.
Shakespeare’s plays:
For a brief introduction to Shakespeare’s works, check out a selection of his plays in comic or story form, or on Internet sites which tell you about the plot and characters of the play. Use these resources:
Shakespeare in comic form (YouTube) – see list later in this blog entry.
Shakespeare stories – Shakespeare’s plays in story or comic form – on the shelf at 822.33 in the Aquinas College Library. There are lots of Shakespeare’s plays in story or comic form.
Plays to choose from include: * The Merchant of Venice *Romeo and Juliet * Macbeth * Hamlet * Othello * Richard III
Animated Shakespeare:
Themes of Shakespeare’s plays:
Shakespeare; Themes of Macbeth
The Merchant of Venice (funny summary)
Elizabethan theatre and its audiences:
Shakespeare’s stage (video)
Elizabethan Theatre (Encyclopedia Britannica)
The Globe Theatre:
Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre (video)
7 Facts about the Globe Theatre
A Virtual Tour of The Globe Theatre
Elizabethan theatre and its audiences
Shakespeare’s stage (video)
Elizabethan Theatre (Encyclopedia Britannica)
The Globe Theatre
Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre (video)
7 Facts about the Globe Theatre
A Virtual Tour of The Globe Theatre
The Globe (Absolute Shakespeare)
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Shakespeare: The animated tales
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCZndWMALOo
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqGEQ-832rI&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOYAfq_7Xjg&feature=related
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1gk9nwTYY&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig1-P-YQSxo&feature=related
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9G_CZVAL8&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZQOyiHDptU&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8riYRDFp7A&feature=related
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-S0M1PkNcQ&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZr3BuyHbU&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAPQi7XMgI&feature=related
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjGoDoo5Juc&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-VukLKgLdY&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVJeKS182s&feature=related
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoWknaC082w&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6JVmGpQL7M&feature=related
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_0EnZ_pjWE&feature=related