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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... lord, and this is the reason we know little about him. While historians and writers made an effort to record the details of the lives of those born into noble families (kings, queens, ladies and lords), they were not generally ...
... lord, and this is the reason we know little about him. While historians and writers made an effort to record the details of the lives of those born into noble families (kings, queens, ladies and lords), they were not generally ...
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... Lord Chamberlain's Men), becoming a part-owner. Through the 1590s Shakespeare wrote a number of poems and many of his most popular plays including Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet. He acted in some of his own ...
... Lord Chamberlain's Men), becoming a part-owner. Through the 1590s Shakespeare wrote a number of poems and many of his most popular plays including Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet. He acted in some of his own ...
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... lords, ladies and gentlemen), and the 'base' or'knaves', who made up most of the population. People were born into a certain class and marriages between people of different classes were reasonably rare. While the 'gentle' were generally ...
... lords, ladies and gentlemen), and the 'base' or'knaves', who made up most of the population. People were born into a certain class and marriages between people of different classes were reasonably rare. While the 'gentle' were generally ...
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... lords and ladies. The stage is raised about one and a half metres above the ground. Like the seats in the galleries, the performance area is covered. The ceiling, which they call the heavens, is painted with stars.You notice there are ...
... lords and ladies. The stage is raised about one and a half metres above the ground. Like the seats in the galleries, the performance area is covered. The ceiling, which they call the heavens, is painted with stars.You notice there are ...
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... Lord. My. Moiety: Part or portion Issue: Offspring Saucily: Cheekily, presumptuously Sue: Request Dower / Dowry: Property or wealth given to the bridegroom by a father when his daughter marries Felicitate: Made happy or joyful ...
... Lord. My. Moiety: Part or portion Issue: Offspring Saucily: Cheekily, presumptuously Sue: Request Dower / Dowry: Property or wealth given to the bridegroom by a father when his daughter marries Felicitate: Made happy or joyful ...
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Act 1 Scene ALBANY Albany’s audience Bedlam beggars blinding brother Burgundy characters Child Rowland complete the table contrast Copy and complete CORDELIA KING LEAR daughters death dost dramatic irony Duke Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDGAR GLOUCESTER EDGAR EDMUND GLOUCESTER emphasise enters Exit eyes father FOOL KENT FOOL KING LEAR Fool’s GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR GLOUCESTER Gloucester’s castle gods Gonerill and Regan Gonerill’s hast hath heart iambic pentameter iambs imagery Jacobean KENT KING LEAR Kent’s KING LEAR FOOL KING LEAR KENT KING OF FRANCE King’s kingdom knave language LEAR FOOL KING LEAR KENT KING Lear’s letter lines Lord Madam man’s means nature night Nuncle Nunn nutshell OSWALD pathetic fallacy Peter Brook play’s poor Press PLAY Prithee Questions servant Shakespeare Shakespeare’s plays sister soliloquy speak storm Text notes thee There’s thine Trevor Nunn trochee villain words