Saddleback Educational Publishing Saddleback Educational STUDY GUIDE STUDY GUIDE The Timeless Shakespeare Study Guides provide a wealth of reproducible support materials to help students extend the learning experience. Features include critical background notes STUDY GUIDE - o on both the author and the times, character descriptions, chapter summaries, and eight “universal” exercises—focusing on plot, theme, character, vocabulary, important literary terms, T and book report structure. h E l l o ISBN-13: 978-1-61651-165-4 ISBN-10: 1-61651-165-6 | Contents | Notes to the Teacher . 4 16 Figurative Language, Facts About the Author . 5 Act 3 . 27 Facts About the Times . 5 17 Comprehension Check, Facts About the Characters . 6 Act 4 . 28 Summaries by Act . 6 18 Words and Meanings, Act 4 . 29 Literary Glossary . 8 19 Synonyms and Antonyms, Answer Key . 10 Act 4 . 30 Character Study, Act 4 . 31 ACT EXERCISES 20 21 Recalling Details, Act 4 . 32 1 Pre-reading, Introduction . 12 22 Comprehension Check, 2 Comprehension Check, Act 5 . 33 Act 1 . 13 23 Synonyms and Antonyms, 3 Words and Meanings, Act 5 . 34 Act 1 . 14 24 Words and Meanings, 4 Character Study, Act 1 . 15 Act 5 . 35 5 Synonyms and Antonyms, 25 Character Study, Act 5 . 36 Act 1 . 16 26 Recalling Details, Act 5 . 37 6 Recalling Details, Act 1 . 17 27 Scrambled Sentences, 7 Comprehension Check, Act 5 . 38 Act 2 . 18 8 Synonyms and Antonyms, END-OF-BOOK EXERCISES Act 2 . 19 28 Final Exam, Part 1 . 39 9 Words and Meanings, 28 Final Exam, Part 2 . 40 Act 2 . 20 28 Final Exam, Part 3 . 41 10 Character Study, Act 2 . 21 11 Recalling Details, Act 2 . 22 UNIVERSAL EXERCISES 12 Comprehension Check, 29 Beyond the Text . 42 Act 3 . 23 30 Theme Analysis . 43 13 Synonyms and Antonyms, 31 Character Study . 44 Act 3 . 24 32 Vocabulary Study . 45 14 Words and Meanings, 33 Glossary Study . 46 Act 3 . 25 34 Critical Review, Part 1 . 47 15 Character Study, Act 3 . 26 34 Critical Review, Part 2 . 48 TIMELESS ShAkESPEArE NOTES TO THE TEACHER THE PROGRAM Timeless Shakespeare were expressly for Shakespeare’s plays are designed designed to help students with limited to be used act-by-act as the student’s reading ability gain access to some of reading of the play proceeds . Several the world’s greatest literature . While exercises are provided for each act . One retaining the essence and stylistic always focuses on key vocabulary . Others “flavor” of the original, each Timeless include a simple comprehension check Shakespeare has been expertly adapted and treatment of an important literary to a reading level that never exceeds concept such as character analysis, point grade 4 .0 . of view, inference, or figurative language . A three-page final exam is also included An ideal introduction to later, more in every Timeless Shakespeare Study in-depth investigations of the original Guide . works, Timeless Shakespeare utilize a number of strategies to ensure the USING THE STUDY GUIDES involvement of reluctant readers: airy, Before assigning any of the reproducible uncomplicated page design, shortened exercises, be sure each student has a sentences, easy-reading type style, personal copy of the Glossary and the elimination of archaic words and Facts About the Author and About the spellings, shortened total book length, Times . Students will need to be familiar and handsome illustrations . with many of the literary terms in order to complete the worksheets . Obviously, THE STUDY GUIDES the Facts About the Author and About the The Timeless Shakespeare Study Times lend themselves to any number of Guides provide a wealth of reproducible writing, art, or research projects you may support materials to help students wish to assign . extend the learning experience . Features The title-specific exercises may be used include critical background notes on as a springboard for class discussions or both the author and the times, character role-playing . Alternatively, you may wish descriptions, chapter summaries, and to assign some exercises as homework seven “universal” exercises which may and others as seatwork during the closing be used to follow up the reading of any minutes of a class period . Timeless Shakespeare novel or play . All exercises in this Guide are In addition to the universal exercises, designed to accommodate independent 27 title-specific exercises are included study as well as group work . The to review, test, and enrich students’ occasional assignment of study partners comprehension as well as their grasp of or competitive teams often enhances important vocabulary and concepts . All interest and promotes creativity . reproducible, the worksheets provided 4 Sh AkESPEArE PLAyS FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564–1616) William Shakespeare is widely regarded sure what happened to him during the as the finest poet and playwright who ever next seven years, although one account lived . Yet he was the son of illiterate says that he was a schoolmaster . In parents and never attended college! 1592, however, records reveal that he was working in London as both an Much of this remarkable man’s life actor and a playwright . By that year, he is shrouded in mystery . He had been had published two popular poems and dead almost a hundred years before written at least three plays . anyone wrote a short account of his life . But we do know that his mother, Mary Records from various sources show that Arden, was the daughter of a prosperous Shakespeare became wealthy . In 1597, farmer . His father, John Shakespeare, he bought one of the grandest houses was a successful glovemaker who also in Stratford . (It had 10 fireplaces!) The traded in wool, hides, and grain . They next year he bought 10 percent of the lived in an English market town called stock in the handsome Globe Theater Stratford-on-Avon, where William was and a fine house in London . His artistic born in 1564 . Their house still stands . life was very busy and productive . His theatrical company, known as the Until the age of 13 or 14, Shakespeare King’s Men, presented a variety of probably attended the Stratford grammar plays, week after week . It is thought school where he read the great Latin that he rehearsed in the mornings, acted classics of Cicero, Virgil, and Seneca . in the afternoons, and wrote at night . Some stories say that he had to leave school early because of his father’s After 1612, he spent most of his time financial difficulties . But there is no in Stratford with his family . He died official record of his life until 1582, there, at the age of 52, on April 23, 1616 . when he married Anne Hathaway at The tomb of the great literary genius the age of 18 . By 1585, he and Anne still stands at Holy Trinity Church in had three children . No one knows for Stratford . FACTS ABOUT THE TIMES In 1564, when Shakespeare was born... In 1616, when Shakespeare died... About 100,000 people lived in London; Sir Walter Raleigh began his search the horsedrawn coach was introduced for El Dorado; tobacco was becoming in England; the great Italian sculptor a popular crop in Virginia; Pocahontas and painter, Michelangelo, died; an died; the Catholic church forbade outbreak of plague killed more than Galileo from conducting any further 20,000 Londoners . scientific investigations . 5 O ThELLO FACTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS Duke of Venice gentleman Brabantio, Desdemona’s father, a Montano, the governor of Cyprus senator before Othello Gratiano, Brabantio’s brother; a noble Clown, Othello’s servant Venetian Desdemona, Brabantio’s daughter; Lodovico, a relative of Brabantio; a Othello’s fair young bride noble Venetian Emilia, Iago’s wife Othello, a noble Moor in the military Bianca, a prostitute service of Venice Gentlemen, sailors, officers, Cassio, Othello’s honorable lieutenant messenger, herald, musicians, Iago, Othello’s ensign; a villain servants, and senators Roderigo, an easily fooled young (signiors) SUMMARIES BY ACT ACT 1 ACT 2 Iago is angry because Othello has Othello, Iago, Desdemona, and Cassio picked Cassio as his lieutenant . He arrive in Cyprus via separate ships tells Roderigo that he will get back during a storm . The storm has destroyed at Othello for this . Iago has the idea the Turks’ ships, so the war Othello of waking up Desdemona’s father plans to fight is over . Iago begins to and telling him that his daughter and carry out his evil plan by suggesting Othello have run off . When the enraged to Roderigo that Desdemona is in love Brabantio finds out that Othello and with Cassio . Roderigo, in love with her Desdemona are married, he accuses himself, agrees to help discredit Cassio Othello of having used drugs to cast a by trying to provoke him to anger . That spell on her . Forced to defend himself, night, Iago makes sure that Cassio drinks Othello describes how the love between too much wine, and Roderigo provokes him and Desdemona had grown . In the drunken Cassio to a fight . Othello Brabantio’s presence, Desdemona backs finds out about it, and Iago claims that it up his story and declares her loyalty was Cassio’s fault . Cassio is dismissed to her husband . Othello must leave for as Othello’s lieutenant . Distressed over Cyprus to defend the island against his loss of reputation, Cassio talks to the Turks, and Desdemona promises to Iago, who suggests that he seek help join him . Then Iago describes his evil from Desdemona . Cassio agrees to do plan: He will make Othello jealous by this . Iago is delighted because he plans suggesting that Desdemona has been to make it appear to Othello that Cassio unfaithful . and Desdemona have fallen in love .