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Looove according to Shakespeare
Is this topic we will study how Shakespeare portrays different kinds of love in his sonnets and in excerpts from his plays.
We will focus on his language, the English Renaissance and its worldview and literary characteristics and on different ideas of love including platonic and courtly love.
Texts studied:
Background:
* Bo H. Clausen og Jesper Kaalund, "Romeo and Juliet" Systime: 2017, p. 7-10 - vi læste uddrag af bogens baggrundsmateriale om tidsperioden.
* Video: Drybones, "What is the Great Chain of Being?" Accessed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIIyGiwbVLA Tilladt at tilgå via internettet
* Video: Schooling online: "Macbeth Plot Summary in Under 4 Minutes." Accessed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCsypkF5U_Y Tilladt at tilgå via internettet
* Varíous handouts and PPP made by the teacher dealing with
* Elizabethan ideas about astrology and medicine
* Shakespeare's language
* The Shakespearean sonnet
* Courtly and platonic love
Texts by William Shakespeare
* Sonnets 18, 20 and 130 first published in a collection in 1609
* "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," 1597, Act 1, scene 1, ll. 171-177, Act 1, sc 5, ll. 92-109.
* Our reading of the excerpt from the play was supported by two videos:
* Schooling online: "Plot Summary Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare." Accessed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yv-9Tj1U0k Tilladt at tilgå via internettet
* Franco Zefirelli, "Romeo and Juliet ," 1968, xxcerpt of Act 1, scene 5. Accessed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzxUg2SrS38 Tilladt at tilgå via internettet
* "The Tragedy of Macbeth" 1606/1623. We studied the following excerpts:
* Act 1, sc. 5, ll. 1-36 (36 l.) - Lady Macbeth receives Macbeth's letter and prepares to get him to kill the king
* Act 1, sc. 5, ll. 33-72 (39 l.) - Lady Macbeth is preparing herself, Macbeth arrives, they decide to kill Duncan.
* Act 1, sc. 7, ll. 31-62 (31 l.) - Macbeth wants to give up the murder, Lady Macbeth convinces him to proceed
* Act 3, sc.2, ll. 40-54 + Act 5, sc. 3, ll. 32-48 (30 l.) - Macbeth decides to kill Banquo + Macbeth talks to doctor about Lady Macbeth on his way to battle
* Act 5, sc. 5, ll. 1-28 (28 l.) - Lady Macbeth kills herself, Macbeth goes into battle
* Our reading of the excerpt from the play was supported by:
* BBC Wales, "Animated Shakespeare - Macbeth," 1992 (restored 2026), accessed on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tzpboZuMXw Tilladt at tilgå via internettet
* BBC Bitesize, Key plot details, Macbeth. Infographic accessed on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8qp9qt/revision/2
* "Much Ado about Nothing," 1600/1623. We studied the following excerpts:
* Focus character: Claudio: Act 1, sc. 1, ll. 138-285
* Focus character: Benedick: Act 2, sc. 1, ll. 213-236 + Act 2, sc. 3, ll. 1-35 + Act 2, sc. 3, ll. 215-255
* Focus character: Beatrice: Act 2, sc. 1, ll. 250-345 + Act 3, sc. 1, ll. 111-125
Film:
* Kenneth Branagh, "Much Ado About Nothing," 1993
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