Shakespeare Week 8


Shakespeare Week 8



This week we read Act III scene 3-4.  Roseland gave us the vocabulary word, marry, which means indeed.  She also gave a thorough presentation on the life of Queen Elizabeth. 





We talked a lot in class about how the year is flying by and we have less than 5 weeks to watch, listen, and/or read Shakespeare’s plays.  The ultimate goal is 17 plays.  At the end of the semester you will be crowned or not crowned according to your class. 
                                                                           Class


                                                                                 Peasant 0 plays
                                                                           Commoner 1 play
                                                                            Guildsman 2 plays
                                                                            Magistrate 3 plays
                                                                                    Knight 4 plays
                                                                   Baron/Baroness 5 plays
                                                                   Count/Countess 6 plays
                                                      Marquess/Marchioness 7-8 plays
                                                                       Duke/Duchess 9-11 plays
                                                                     Prince/Princess 12-16 plays
                                                                           King/Queen 17 plays







Here is a list of the plays and how many lines are in each play.  1000 lines=approximately 1 hour.  Listen to a play throughout the day…while you’re sitting in the car, building legos, doing your hair, waiting around, etc. Just multitask and you’ll have it done in no time. 





Lines/Play

4030 Hamlet

3824 Coriolanus

3753 Cymbeline

3718 Richard III

3573 Antony and Cleopatra

3560 Othello

3499 King Lear

3362 Winter’s Tale

3255 Henry IV (Part II)

3239 Henry VIII

3227 Henry V

3125 Henry VI ( Part II)

3093 Romeo and Juliet

3041 Henry IV ( Part I)

2932 Henry VI (Part III)

2928 All’s Well That Ends Well

2839 Measure for Measure

2803 Richard II

2758 Love’s Labour’s Lost

2702 Henry VI ( Part I)

2670 As You Like It

2662 Merchant of Venice

2648 King John

2641 Taming of the Shrew

2636 Julius Caesar

2612 Merry Wives of Windsor

2581 Much Ado About Nothing

2558 Titus Andronicus

2512 Timon of Athens

2482 Twelfth Night

2477 Macbeth

2464 Pericles

2274 Tempest

2233 Two Gentlemen of Verona

2165 Midsummer Night’s Dream

1785 Comedy of Errors



Assignment REMINDER



Writing Assignment: Give an example of eavesdropping.  What do you think of it?

Bonus Question: Where does the name Hamlet originate?  How does it relate to William Shakespeare?



November 7th Vocabulary Share: Juliet (Elise)

November 7th Presentation: Bianca (Ava B.) What the heck is a fork?  Food and dining customs. 

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