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DBanEnucaron: r\ Dhuk".p""re! The very name of "The Bard of Avon" conjuresup imagesof per- haps the greatest dramatic literature ever created, in English or in any other language. In the Miramax Films Academy Award-Winning motion picture "shakespearein Love,"young William Shakespeareand the colorful world of Elizabethan theater leap vividly to life...ready to help your studentsdiscover "The Bard," his work, and his times. \T 1\ ow Miramax Films, in cooperationwith the U. S. Department of Fducation, is proud to present Shakespearein the Classroom, a free educationalvideo and study guide designedfor English literature and languagearts classesin gradesB-12, made possible through the generoussupport of Polo Jeans and Max Factor. A At the heart of this program is a speciafu produced video which introducesstu, dents to Shakespeareand his world. This exciting presentationfeatures archival material on Shakespeare'slife and art, film clips, behind-the-scenesfootage from "shakespearein Inve," and specialappearances'by some of the peoplewho madethe film - starsGv5metJr Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes,Geoffrey Rush, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, writers Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard,and designersMartin Childs and Sand;zPowell. rn lhis study guide complementsthe video with four reproduciblesfudent activity sheetsthat review important facts about Shakespeare,highlight the elementof stagecraftin his dramatic poetry, help familiarize students with his language, and guide them toward a , performance-orientedappreciation of his art. YY7 W"'r" huppy to provide you with this innovative program free of charge, and hope you will enjoy using it with your students. Aithough cop;nighted, the program materials, including the specialvideo, may be reproducedfor educationalpurposes and we encourage you to sharethem with your colleagues.
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Dr. DominicKinsley !* &litor in Chief I.earningWorks LrnRNrNeWoR 'elcome to a seriesof activitiesinvitingyou to mine the rich treasuresfound in the works of William Shakespeare . - courtesyof the Oscar-winning Miia-ar motion picture, "shakespearela^1 I in Love." As vou probablvknow, "Shakespeare in Love" told a storyabout how Shakespearemiaht have come to write his first *uit"tf""., Ri*to andJulirt. fni rutn-rt ery 1n1xe{togeth"er many factsabort3h"lo".fr.u." and his timeswith plenty of imagination,_much as Shakespearehimself did when'hewrote Kstory plays.If you harr".""n the film, however,you might want to know the real .t.iy. Wh.t are the facts about ShakespearJ Here's your chanceto find out. Thke this quiz to seeifyou can separateShakespearean fact from fictionl William Shakesneareis called "The Bard of Avon" I because J a- he oncesold cosmetics. O b. he was descendedfrom the noble family of Avon. D c. he was born in the town of Stratford on the River Avon. Shakespeare'rpl"y. were originall;r 4 OueenElizabeth 2 wntten I f,i.."lf D ' u- ^ popular enterbainmenflike movies and ff a. abhorr"dpl"yr and oftenordered the telwision todav. theatersclosed. E b. for seriousstudy by scholarsand students. O b. enjoyedplays and frequently attended D c. to arnusethe uppei class. Denormances. The time in which Shakespearelived is known as the D c. wrote plays and sometimesappeared on stage. "Elizabethanera" because 5 a One of Shakespeare'sreal-life riva]s was the I a- England was shakenby religious controversy lJ playwright and unrest. D a. Geoffrev Chaucer. b. England was ruled by Elzabeth I. E Queen D b. Chri.toiher i\Iarlowe. O E"lluod was ruled by Elzabeth II. ". Q"""" Jc. Tomstoppard. In the Elzabethan theater, Thoughwe think of him as aplayv,right, during groundlings were O 4 J most of his life Shakesoearewas also D a. stasehands. Ju ulau,}'er. D b. spe-ctatorsstanding in an open areain front of the stase. Db. ajournalist. D c. small tiam-als used in popular enterbainments. D c. an actor. The real Shakespearenever Roruoan7 Juliet rs 5 actuallymet 10 ;f$"*,r"rr"a D a. the theater owner, Philip- Henslowe. J * rscandal that really occurred in fl b. the acto4 Ned All"vtt. Elizabethan I-ondon. D c. the nobleman,The F-arl of Wessex. ob.an old Italian story of Laws in Shakespeare'stime star-crossedlove. 6 prohibited Dc. lla. dogsfrom ff"il::::"Tshakesoeare,s illRAl|nxrvrrriSrvt5. appearingon stage. r.nFlLMS ,\Iim rrrp ] b. *o--"n fro,n upp""I'g on Jt^g". M A x Fa.- r o R* D c. spectator. fro^ihro*ilg obj.i . at the actors EFfftitrfiil O 1999 IminEV/orLs, LI-C. on stage. Created for Mirirnax Films. Acnvrv Two HAKESPEARE ETSTHE Qhakespearesplays were first performedon staseslike the onein the drawinebelow. This is the onlv picturewe have \*)fio- ElizabetJra"ntimes that iho*. what theiriheaterslooked like inside.Itl not a very eood dru*i;s, but vou can seethat the audiencesurrounded the actors.Those with money enoughcould sit in the babolniesthat lined the 6uildi"e. Poorer spectatorsstood in the spacearound the stage,which *as op6n to the .loy - and rain! Elizabethanplavs were performedin the afternoonto usethe sunlieht.There were no liehts,little scenery,and only the mostbasic sriecial effecti. To setthe scene,Elizabethan actors relied on dramaticskill, elegantcostumes (often .rp"pli"d by wealthvpatrons), and the words of the plavwright.In fact,words were ofrenthe mostJffective tool to bring a pliy to Ul". A"a fe- play"t'nghtswere better at creatlng .fi-i"g effectsthrough words than William Shakespeare, PanrI PnnrII Here are three examples of how Shakespeareused words to set the scene.Read each pas- Often in his plays, Shairespeare sageand, in the spaceprovided, describe how a modern filmmaker or sage Cirector rrryht used the .^tai" itself * a u.'" lighti"g and sp"ci"l effectsto show us what Shakespeareasl Qhakespeares plays can seemhard to understandat first becausemany of the words are unfamiliar to us. But itt not t) lone beforethe beautvand richnessof thosewords - and the timelesstharactersthev create- beein1o take on a life of their orin. In fact, ..r".ty 6f Shakespeare'slines are probabfr part ofyour life already.fu ihe writer Beriard Irvin explains: If vou haveever refirsedto budeean inch, if vou havebeen tonsue-tied, hoodwinked or in a piclde,if uo".rhuu. sleotnot otr" *ittk o.l"----=--*hol*sdlf ittto stitches,hil.hort .h.ift,ib .oklcold comfort, oi6oor too r"r.hmuch of a sood thins, if vou have -*hy"o-Fo.l you are quoting _J Shak6speare! All the underlinedexpressions here come originally from Shakespeare,and .you can find dozensmore in everyday conversation.It s almoit as if we learn to love Sliakesfiear"'.language before we &e.t read oneof his plays. PanrI PanrII Each ofthe short scenesquoted below containsone Shakespeareanexpression that has become Heret vour chanceto createsome mem- part of our everyday lanzuage.For each scene,underline the familiar-expression,then give an orable"Shakespeareanexpressions of ixample to sho* ho* *."".Jit today. Discuss in classwhether th" rn."nittg of theseexprissions your own, using the Bards patented has cfianged or stayed the same in t6e 400 years since they were first uttere=don the stale. techniquefor hurlinginsults. Just com- bineo,ie word from eachcolumn, 1-2-5, 1 MistressQuickly, the ownerof the {D T*o o[ Caesarsenemies discuss and launch vour insult with a thunder- I Boar'sHead Tavern, charges Sir John Z reactionsto hislatest show of powerin ous"Thou...t'Use the spaces providedto Falstaffwith failing to puy hir debtsin Julitu Car^tat, addvour own termstdthis irsenal.But Henrylll Part2. Cassius: Did Cicerosav anwhine? watJh where you aim theseput-downs. Mistress: And it pleaseyour Grace,I am Casca. Av he spokeG.."k. Thev could be imrnortalt u poor*'do*"of Eastcheap, C,assius:To whdieffect? arid he is anestedat my suit. Casca: Nay...thosethat understoodhim i Chief Justice:For what sum? .-il.d.t oneanother and shook Mistress: It is morethan for some,mv their heads.But for mine own oart, " ,2 lord, it is for all I have.He it wasGreek to me. 1: i, hath eatenme out of house Howwe usethe expressiontoday: and home.He hath out all mv brazenbeetle-headedclotpole substanceinto that fat bellv,if his, but I will havero-" olit fawningclav-brainedhedge-p]g out again. Howwe usethe expressiontoday: greasydog-hearted lout Z Ophetiais buriedbv her brothe4laertes, O *t QueenGertrule, Harnlet'smothe[ knavish fly-bitten malignancy who scattersflowers on her Eravein Hamlzt. reeky rump-fed scantling Laertes: I-ay herin the eanh, And from her fair and wantonshag-earedvarlet unpollutedflesh Mav violetssprins.... Gertmde: Sweetsto the'swe-et,farewel]l I hopedthou shouldst have beenmv Hamletswife. I thougK tlry bride-bedto have deckJ{ sweetmaid, And not havestrewed thy grave. Howwe usethe expressiontoday: TITPAiIAX W' AX FAcroR' O 1999hamineworks, LLC. Createdfor Mirimax Fihns. Acnvrv Foun Grr rN THE ACT hakespeare'sRomro ad Julietmav be the best-knownplav ever *rin"'n. Even^ifyouve never,"id.it, attended p"rfoi-"un.", or seen one of the many movies it has inspired," vou're proba- - blyDry rarnuarfamiliar^rqth wrtn theIne st5ry.slory. T*oyouttgrwo voung people'wnosepebpl"yhop ra[u[esfamilies are bitteienemies fall in love, arid akhoush do^o-"d, their love tran- scendsthe hatredof thosearound th"-.1'. a timelesstale of trasic romancethat was a"Yrt" in ELzabethanLondon and has beco-E a classicaround the world. fu with all of Shakespeare'splavs, however, it's importantto remem- "not $ ber that Romtoail iulfut wis written to be iead. Shakespeare\ expectedpeople to seeand hear this love story, and with.a little prac- tice, you.can Ieap t9 stagethe play inyour or,vnimagination * or ev€fl re-stageit to make the storyyour own. PnnrI When actorsprepare to perform a play, they sometimescreate a "promptbook." This PanrII is a copv of the plav marked to desiri6e the"settinefor eachscene'and io show how fT!h"r" is a story that actors th" a"fdr. move'on"stage,how they gestureat cert"ainplaces, how they color certain I sometimestell"about a Der- words with a particulai tone o[ rro'icE,a.,d so on. Herdis the start of i promptbook formance of Romn an7 Julfit at lor the famoui balconv scenein Romeoan) Julbt. Read the dialoguecarefullv, tryins to which a member of the audience, imaqine how it might be and add your own commen-tsto show ho* yoi qerformed, caushtup in the storv,shouted to would brrnEthe sceneto lrte. 'at Roileo the pliv's climax, TheSettini: "Doni do itl Shes"still alivel" Desoite this warnins, the plav end6dtrasicallv as Sl-r.k"rp!"r" intended." bui the anecdote Julietr Oh Romeo,Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? reminds us that thines mieht Deny thy father, and refuse thy name; have turned out diflferenilv, Or, if th6" wilt not, be but .*6"n my love, empha^tize for better or worse. On tlie And I1l no longer be a Capulet. back of this sheet, write a paragraph-for describing a new Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speakat this? whfuperuto hiruef bndiiE Romeoai) Juliet. Complre ideas with 'Tis vour Juliet: but thv name that is my enemv; thoseof yorlr classmates,then Thou art tLvself,thoush n6t Md.ttuer". nil ,uitha tnarl discusswlry Shakespeare'send- What's Moitaeue? It L nor hu"dJ----_foot," ine has th. Nor arm, nor I""", nor any other part "eE..d Belongineto a man.Ol b;.orn" oth"t name: right one tor more What! in-a name? That which we call a rose reacbet/or a rorc? By any other name would smell as sweet; than400 So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, years. Retain that dear perfectionwhich he owes Without that title. Romeo,doff th.yname; And for thy name, which is no pait of thee, Take all m'uself. J Romeo: I take thee at thv word. leaptforraafi an7 iloutd ! }|mAr|nx ffil benewbaptized;- Henceforth I never will be Romeo. MAXFAcToR" @ 1999LearninEWorks, LLC. ureated tor _LYlrramax rilms.n"n,ln histime hu."siuett-downthem a univer- designedto complementthe video. appeal for audiences".rd to the present esignedto givevour studentsan 1ai (1ay. excitins new look at William B A Teacher ResponseCard fbr your com- - "shakesDearein the Classroom"fea- Shakes"peare and his world, ments. Please ieturn this card-to remain aopearancesbv the followine Shakespeare in the Classroom eligible^lor free l,earningWorksprograms rures soecial ln the tuture. ."-b"'.. ol rhecast and creitiuestafi of rhi Academv Award-Winning"Shakespeare in Loue",e*v'neth Paltrow,-whoplavi the fic- UsrrucrHE PRoGRAM rional Violi de l,essepsin the fLl-",a noble- ConnpoxENrS woman with a passionfor the theater; Joseph Fiennes,who plavs the vouns Witliam Th" .o*ponents of Shakespeare in the Shakesoeare;Du,nJ Judi D""nch,-whopluvs Cla-ssroomhave been desisned to affbrd Oueen'ElizabethI oi Eneland;Ben Afileck, maximumflexibili5,, so thaieduca(orscan 'lnatinee Jho ol".r. Elizabethan idol" Ned and stars present a unique view of Shake- easilvadapt the programtbr dillerentgrade -through Alcvn; Ceollrev Rush, who plavs london speare's lif'e and art archival l"uefsand'use it in a.-variervof .'urri.ula] th"Jt". owner" Philip Hensfo*:e; Martin images,excerpts and hchind-the-scenes Beein bv revier.iinethe video to ''shaLesperre Childs, the film's production designer, and footige fr.,m in [.ove," and lamiliarizey"our."ll'*ith the rJpics it presents. Sandv Powell, the' film's costume-designer, th" ri."'hlanguage of Shakespearehimsclf. Frlucatorswho rnav be aware thar'the film ulonpi*ithMarc Normanand Tom Stoppa.d' "shakesoeare Love" was rated R will in rhe filmlsscreenwriters. TnncEr notice that this specialvideo has been pro- ducedfor all audiences. AunrrucE lntroduce the video bv askine stu- AcnvrvONe Thi. oron.u.nis desienedlbr usewiLh stu- dents what thev know about the" film SHnr$,spEARE:Fncrs d"nt. in giud"r B-12in" the Englishliterature "shakespearein I-ove,"which tellsa semi-fic- AND TICIION and languagearts curricula. tional itorv. about the young Williarn Sh"k"srrear6and how h" c.ti" toinrite Rrnrco his activitv desienedas a fbllow-up oil Jtiliet. IJxplain that the creators of to viewiis- the" video, reinforc"s FnocnnnnOn;r,cnvls "shakespearein Love" haveproduced a spe- some kev lacts about Shakespeare's life and"times.Have studenti com- Th" prog."rrr is designedto accomplishthe cial video to sharc rheir enthusiasmlor Shakespeare those just beginning to plete the activity independently, following objectives: ,with , enlov nrsworKs. then rcuicw their ansr,r'ersusing a game S To introduce studentsto William Shake- The video mav be presented in a show" fbrmal, in which you play thc game speare, his works, and his times bv sinele class period. Use Activitv One, showhost anJ studcntsoi*tud"ni teams"take b"ildi"e on the interest sparked bv thi "Sh"ak".pea.e:Facts and Fiction,"io r"in- the role of contestants.To continue the game Academi,Award-Wnning {ilin, "shakespeare force kev points of the video and to spark after the activitv sheet has been revi&ed, in lnve." classdis-cr.rs.ion. The program'sother ictiv- have srudentsrn"ke up thcir own multiple- ities complementthe video bv fbcusins on choiccquestions about'shokespeare to .hd- ? To counteractthe perceptionthat Shake- ttr stagecraft, language, tu- lenge one anotner. spearesplavs arc'inaccessiblc and dilfi- Shakespeare's maticarristrv. You mavwish to replav"nd-dthose .ul,t by provid,ingnew study tools for "t Answers parts of the id"o thuf theseihemes todavsgeneratron ol students. before oresentins these""piore activities in class. Stratford-upon-Avon,a small town on S to off"..'t ,d"nt. a brief overview o{rculture The activities hrt7. b...t designed,however, the River Avon itt Warwickshire, Eng- and sociegzin the Elizabethan England of to stand alone,so thatyou ca-nchoose those land. 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