King LearInsight Publications, 2011 - 224 pages Even the most resolutely disengaged students can finally 'discover' and thrill to the rhythms and passions of Shakespeare's plays! Award-winning teachers and Shakespearean scholars have extensively trialled their approach to teaching Shakespeare's plays in the classroom, and this series is the result! The plays in this series are becoming increasingly popular for student resources in schools as English and Drama teachers discover their fabulous teaching and learning qualities. |
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... been printed on sustainably manufactured paper in Australia to minimise our carbon footprint and support local industries and expertise. ContentsAbouttheauthorsvi Acknowledgements Introduction vi 1 Who was Shakespeare? Jacobean England.
... been printed on sustainably manufactured paper in Australia to minimise our carbon footprint and support local industries and expertise. ContentsAbouttheauthorsvi Acknowledgements Introduction vi 1 Who was Shakespeare? Jacobean England.
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... Jacobean England A day at the theatre, London 1607 Dates, sources and setting Shakespeare's language The characters Act summaries and activities 1 3 6 8 9 18 19 Act 1 23 Scene 1 The kingdom divided 23 Scene 2 Edmund the bastard Scene 3 ...
... Jacobean England A day at the theatre, London 1607 Dates, sources and setting Shakespeare's language The characters Act summaries and activities 1 3 6 8 9 18 19 Act 1 23 Scene 1 The kingdom divided 23 Scene 2 Edmund the bastard Scene 3 ...
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... occasionally to look after his business interests . He died on his 52nd birthday ( 23 April 1616 ) and was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford . Jacobean England pon her death , Queen Elizabeth I Upo. 2 Insight Shakespeare Plays.
... occasionally to look after his business interests . He died on his 52nd birthday ( 23 April 1616 ) and was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford . Jacobean England pon her death , Queen Elizabeth I Upo. 2 Insight Shakespeare Plays.
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... Jacobean ' . Most English people were pleased to finally have a man on the throne because they believed it would lead to greater stability . King James was intelligent and knowledgeable , but with no real practical sense , and this ...
... Jacobean ' . Most English people were pleased to finally have a man on the throne because they believed it would lead to greater stability . King James was intelligent and knowledgeable , but with no real practical sense , and this ...
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... Jacobean society was divided into two broad groups: the 'gentle', the two to five per cent of the population who governed the country (including earls, lords, ladies and gentlemen), and the 'base' or 'knaves', who made up most of the ...
... Jacobean society was divided into two broad groups: the 'gentle', the two to five per cent of the population who governed the country (including earls, lords, ladies and gentlemen), and the 'base' or 'knaves', who made up most of the ...
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Act 1 Scene Alack ALBANY audience Bedlam beggars blinding Burgundy characters Child Rowland complete the table contrast Copy and complete CORDELIA KING LEAR CORNWALL daughters death dost dramatic irony Duke Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDGAR GLOUCESTER EDGAR emphasise enters Exit eyes father FOOL KING LEAR Fortune France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR GLOUCESTER Gloucester's gods Gonerill and Regan Gonerill's hast hath hear heart iambic pentameter iambs imagery Jacobean James justice KENT KING LEAR Kent’s KING LEAR FOOL KING LEAR KENT kingdom Kingdom of Britain knave language Lear and Cordelia Lear's letter lines look Lord Lord Chamberlain's Men Madam means messenger nature night Nuncle Nunn nutshell OSWALD KENT paraphrase might read pathetic fallacy Peter Brook play play’s poor Prithee Questions REGAN GONERILL servant sister soliloquy speak speech storm tell Text notes thee thine Trevor Nunn trochee villain words