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ELIT 17 Introduction to Shakespeare
Grading Rubric for Traditional Essay and for Sonnet/Play Revision and Turnitin.com Guidelines Scene Enactment Checklist of Points ELIT 17 Fall 2017 Presentations ELIT 17 Fall 2017 Presentations with Names Presentation PowerPoints from Group Work Presentation #1 Religion/Order of the World Presentation #2 Mythology and Folklore Original Pronunciation in Shakespeare’s day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPlpphT7n9s The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by The Reduced Shakespeare Company. Side splitting funny 90 minutes of all the Shakespeare plays. A must see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqmfrqAVeK0 WEEK 1 Shakespeare Biography Questions A&E Biography William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama Introduction to Sonnets and Literary Criticism Hip Hop and the Sonnets – Akala, the hip hop artist, demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it’s power. Got to around 5 minutes to hear sonnet 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY Flowcabulary – More Hip Hop Shakespeare (Midsummer Act 2 Scene 1) https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/a-midsummer-nights-dream-the-merry-wanderer/ John Green’s Crash Course Sonnets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDpW1sHrBaU Week 2 Presentation #1 Religion/Order of the World https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14tLjKKcb46xa_6LEgtIpUa66J2goCT4i3okTAXO9YQo/edit#slide=id.p Introduction to the Comedies by Northrop Frye Anatomy of Criticism Characteristics of the Comedies Shakespearean Comedy Midsummer Night’s Dream
Interesting Articles: The Missing Child in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Thomas R. Frosch 1935 Midsummer (Directed by William Dieterie and Max Reinhardt). Lots of use of Felix Mendelson's music. Puck played by a very young Mickey Rooney and Bottom played by James Cagney. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlZ5oGibiDc&t=26s 1968 Midsummer (Directed by Sir Peter Hall and using The Royal Shakespeare Academy’s cast of actors — including Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Ian Holm). This version is hippy trippy. Naked and green fairly world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RD-7aRcxmA 1999 Midsummer (All star cast – Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYknOe7OluE Gender Roles in Midsummer: Not bad Prezi on the traditional and subverted roles in Midsumer https://prezi.com/vngipgbhkjst/the-portrayal-of-men-and-women-in-a-midsummer-nights-dream/ Infinite thanks to Tuan who introduced me to Thug Notes. Pure Genius. Here’s the Midsummer Thug Notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpLqTC2-HuA Mythology in Midsummer Night's Dream
Week 3- Week 4
Much Ado About Nothing
Extra Credit: Answer the questions analyzing the 1993 Kenneth Branaugh Film Production Much Ado About Nothing film 1993 Kenneth Branaugh Much Ado Trailer ‘Returned from the Wars’: Comedy and Masculine Post-war Character in Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing Much Ado ‘Returned from the Wars_ Interesting Video Interview of Much Ado and Feminism from University of Wisconsin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-BOCjkeBE 2013 Modern Version of Much Ado https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAMsDP_DMHE David Tennet Much Ado – Interesting Cross Dressing Mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBIGT70JG4 Sassy Gay Friend – Othello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKttq6EUqbE Perhaps if Hero had a sassy gay friend, she would have avoided her situation.
Week 5
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