Shakespeare: The World as Stage

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Intro : Shakespeare is a very important figure in the western culture because he stills remain a huge influence into the artists’ works today. His plays are translated in a lot of languages and are regularly played everywhere all around the world. He is one of the only playwrights who have written both comedies and tragedies. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays between 1580 and 1613. We can also mesure his influence on the anglo-saxon culture, since we notice the large amount of references which are done

any of the great plays of the classical tradition brings up their strong dependence upon the famous rule of the three unities : a play should consist of a single action or plot, unfolding in one day in a single place. Unity of action, unity of time, unity of place. When we study a play by Shakespeare – or any other playwright in the English tradition, we should bear in mind that it works according to principles that are poles apart from the classical rules: the meaning of a play, and the pleasure

THEME’S IN SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare (Stratford 1564-1616), English dramatist and poet, is considered one of the most important playwrights of all time. Of his works we have received about 38 plays, 154 sonnets and a number of other poems. He is considered one of the few writers capable of excelling in both tragedies and comedies. He was one of the few playwrights of his time able to combine the popular taste with a complex characterization, poetic and refined a considerable

Shakespeare 1564-1579 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) est né le 23 Avril 1564 à Stratford-sur-Avon (Grande-Bretagne). Son père, John Shakespeare est marchand. Sa mère, Mary Arden est la fille d'un riche paysan d'un village voisin, elle a donné naissance à 8 enfants dont 5 survécurent. Il va à l'école « King's New School » de Stratford.                     1582-1592 A 18 ans, il épouse Anne Hathaway, 26 ans. Avec qui il eut trois enfants : Susanna, Judith et Hamnet. On perd la trace de Shakespeare

The Theatre of the World: A Study in Medieval Dramatic Form Author(s): Martin Stevens Source: The Chaucer Review, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Spring, 1973), pp. 234-249 Published by: Penn State University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25093237 Accessed: 09/04/2010 09:50 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that

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WEBQUEST ON WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE         A ; Biography   Go to http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/ and click on the letter M. Then scroll down to Midsummer Night's Dream and click on William Shakespeare.    Question 1  : Read paragraph 1 and 2 : What can you say about WS ‘s social background ? Justify. Q.2 ;  § 3 and 4 : When was he born ? when did he die ? What kind of schooling did he receive ? Justify .  Q. 3 ; § 5 and 6 : What do we learn about his family life ? Q. 4 ; § 8 :

modifications du palais. Cette résidence compte aujourd'hui plus de six cent pièces et vingt hectares de jardin :Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the royal family and is one of the most popular monuments in London. The palace takes its name from the Duke of Buckingham who built it. It became the official residence of the royal family after many changes of the palace. This residence has over six hundred rooms and twenty acres of garden La Tour de Londres se trouve au nord de la Tamise

ANGLOPHONES. TRANSLATION. E64 AN5 (5 ECTS) 79 APPROFONDISSEMENT 6 E65 AN5 (4 ECTS) 82 PREPROFESSIONNALISATION : 87 MÉTIERS DE L’ENSEIGNEMENT DES LANGUES VIVANTES ÉTRANGÈRES ET RÉGIONALES 5 E6PF12L5 (6 ECTS) PREPROFESSIONNALISATION : STAGE EN ORGANISME E6PJ12L5 (6 ECTS) 88 INFORMATIONS COMPLÉMENTAIRES SUR LES STAGES L3-LLCER ANGLAIS 90 4 L1—PREMIERE ANNÉE SEMESTRE 1 CULTURE DES PAYS ANGLOPHONES E11 AN5 (6 ECTS) Coordination : Valérie MAFFRE ORGANISATION Cours Magistral