Shakespearean Sonnets
What is a sonnet? What is unique about a Shakespearean Sonnet?This presentation breaks down Shakespearean sonnets, discussing meter, subject, and unique elements.
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A character driven discussion of power, politics, and fate. Characters are tested, tried, and many are found wanting when the strings of fate a toyed with.
A young man who has the world at his feet is shaken to his core when his father dies and everyone around him seems to be hiding things from him. Tasking himself with avenging his father, he is driven to find truth, a truth whose cost he does not understand until it is too late. This play has been invoked by writers for years, inspiring tales like The Lion King and Sons of Anarchy.
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Shakespearean Language
Shakespeare is often revered for his understanding and depiction of human circumstance, but his use and innovation with language is equally impressive. He often created new words when he was limited by the English of his time, adding approximately 3000 new words to the English language.
Follow these links for further discussion of how Shakespeare used language and how his words impacted the words that we still use.
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PowerPoint about Language and Characterization
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Naming Characters as Characterization
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Cut to Hecuba...
Articles about Hamlet
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Ryan, Kiernan. Hamlet and Revenge
O'Roarke, Megyn. The Long Goodbye
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