3. Essence of Tragedies
Dark subject matter: Murder, Deceit, Betrayal
A relatable protagonist
A fatal flaw/trait of a hero
In the end, the death/destruction of the hero
Source:
http://dailybrainteaser.bl
ogspot.ca/2012/04/murd
er-mystery-puzzle.html
Source:
http://leadershipfreak.wordpr
ess.com/2010/03/09/4-ways-
to-spot-backstabbers-before-
it%E2%80%99s-too-late/
4. Common Themes
The hero is usually a high public figure: king, military officer
Bloodshed
False hope from the hero
Gives audience relief in the end
Source:
http://brogdencastle.wordpress.com/
Source: http://blog.en.chatelaine.com/healthwise/desperate-for-blood/
5. Influences
From other people’s work: Books, Plays, Poems
Myth, legend and folklore
Real and/or current life events
Source:
http://blogs.hpedsb
.on.ca/madps/these
archison/2013/01/
14/19/stacks-of-
books/
Source:
http://ascplcl.akronli
brary.org/homework
-help/current-
events/
Source:
http://jombay.com/blog
/cover-letter-myths/
6. Names of Plays
Hamlet
King Lear
Macbeth
Romeo & Juliet
Source:
http://transmedialshakespeare.wordpress.
com/2011/03/16/hamlet-the-tragic-hero/
Source:
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/
1968-romeo-and-juliet-by-
franco-
zeffirelli/images/24658996/title
/leonard-whiting-olivia-hussey-
photo
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/File:Thomas_Kee
ne_in_Macbeth_1884_
Wikipedia_crop.png
7. Relationships to Shakespeare
The sad things in his life caused Shakespeare to make tragedies
Events like: The death of family members and his son Hamnet
Queen Elizabeth I was also reason why he started writing more
tragedies
Source: http://www.leicestergalleries.com/19th-20th-
century-paintings/d/portrait-of-queen-elizabeth-i/10621
Source:
http://www.nota
lldreamsarefree.c
om/2012_02_01
_archive.html
9. Plays Written
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Comedy Of Errors
The Taming of the Shrew
Love’s Labour’s Lost
A Midsummer Night’s dream
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
As you like it
Much Ado about Nothing
Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona
All’s Well That Ends Well
Measure for Measure
Gazdag, Julia. Theater review: Friendship and forgiveness
themes flourish in . 2010. Photograph. Oregon LiveWeb.
23 Apr 2013.
10. Elements
Multiple story lines
A natural area away from the city/court
Disguise
Mistaken identity
Conflict
Misunderstanding
A sorted out ending
DRISCOLL, KATHI . Joshua Koopman does
Shakespeare — in RI. 2009. Photograph.
CapecodonlineWeb. 23 Apr 2013.
11. Common Themes
contained funny, ironic and dazzling word play
start off in mystery and confusion and ends with a happy ending
and or a marriage
awful puns and the use of sarcasm
Geinert, Joe.
The
Shakespeare
Theatre of
New Jersey.
2012.
Photograph.
StahomeWeb.
23 Apr 2013.
McGlone, Pe
ggy. All the
state's a stage:
N.J. performing
artists begin
program to
connect with
local theaters.
2012.
Photograph.
New
JerseyWeb.
23 Apr 2013.
12. Influences
early comedies similar parts of other plays, stories and books written by other writers
“The Comedy of Errors” was written based on a Roman comedy called “Menaechmi” which
was written by Plautus
is “The Taming of the Shrew” which has elements of an Italian comedy named “commedia
dell’arte”
Later on he starts to incorporate politics and events that took place around him
Theatre/Dance
ISU to present
comedy play
“The
Menaechmi”.
2009.
Photograph.
Idaho State
UniversityWe
b. 23 Apr
2013.
Muecke, France
s. Plautus:
Menaechmi.
1998.
Photograph.
BloomsburyWe
b. 23 Apr 2013.
13. Relationships to Shakespeare
like his other plays are affected by the day to day events that took
place in his life
added a touch of humor to his and the people of the Elizabethan
era
The Shakespeare Birthplace Portrait of
William Shakespeare. 2009.
Photograph. ShakespeareWeb. 23
Apr 2013.
<http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/g
eisha/assets/images/The-
Shakespeare-Birthplace-Portrait-of-
William-Shakespeare.3.JPG>.
14. CHARACTERS AND
SETTING
Character are introduced and then removed so they’re never seen
again
Sometimes female leads disguise themselves as men
The weather of the scene usually parallels with the characters
emotions Love's Labor's Lost . 2009.
Photograph. Southern
Oregon UniversityWeb. 23
Apr 2013.
<http://sounews.typepad.co
m/.a/6a00e5502c0617883401
156f8a2b28970c-800wi>
16. Impacts on his Plays
Historical events and kings that ruled at that time impacted
Shakespeare's plays greatly
The books he read also made an effect on his plays
Common myths and beliefs
Source:
http://mysqlquicksand.wordp
ress.com/2012/11/15/runaw
ay-history-list/
Source:
http://www2.macleans.ca/2013
/02/05/king-richard-iii-face-
reconstructed-to-show-what-
king-looked-like/richard-iii/
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/greek-
mythology/images/687297/title/perseus-medusa-wallpaper
Source: http://office.microsoft.com
17. Holinshed
Most of his plays were from this original book called the
Holinshed
Major theme: wars abroad and civil wars
Remembrance of great men and moral lessons taught
Many stories & legends of kings, including histories
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Richard_II_of_England
Source:http://politicalvelcraf
t.org/magna-carta/
Source:http://internetshakespeare.uv
ic.ca/Library/SLT/history/the%20hi
stories/sources.htmlSource:http://www.foliosociety.com/
18. Superstitions
Fear of the unknown and evils
Many people believed in witches during that time
Shakespeare used this in Macbeth
Common superstitions of warding of evils, bad eye, spirits
Source: http://happiness-is-the-natural-
state.blogspot.ca/2012/09/beliefs-what-to-
do-with-them.html
Source: http://jenlars.mu.nu/archives/260053.html
Source:
http://eportfolio.cfa.arizona.edu/image_content.php?porti
d=388&oid=7431
Source:
http://cmcgelyn09.blogsp
ot.ca/
19. Myths & Folklore
Many Mythical creatures that were mentioned in
stories, Unicorns, phoenix and dragons
Magical creatures were widely believed to exist
Greek myths were widely known, Shakespeare used information
from Wrath of Achilles and other Greek text
Source:
http://taekwondonj.deviantar
t.com/art/Achilles-War-
Outfit-46278723
Source:
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/griffins-and-
dragons/images/31901289/title/dark-dragon-
fanart
Source:
http://www.bottletreeinc.com
20. Actual History
Violent changes in nation & People
Many powerful rulers reign
Changes of power within society
Events that lead to wars
Source:http://blog.hertfordmuseum.org
/?tag=museum-garden
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
21. Ove r all Summar y & Re lation to Shake spe ar e
“Shakespeare breathed new life into these beliefs by making them part
of his characters’ daily lives and incorporating them into the
symbolism, attitudes and folklore presented in his plays.”
Characters came from myths, Titania from MSND was a mythical fairy
Superstitions & beliefs provided character (Macbeth Witches) and
stories
Greek myths, stories and books provided story lines for plays
Source:http://www.scoop.it/t/shakes/p/259
8130064/elizabethan-era-daily-life-in-
Source:http://languageandthecity.tumblr.com/post/44856607073
/10-shakespeare-quotes-that-you-can-use-in-modern
Source:
http://en.wikipedi
a.org/wiki/File:Co
bbe_portrait_of_S
hakespeare.jpg
23. Poems
Made many poems during the Black Death
About love and death
5 long narrative poems
Lucrece
Venus and Adonis – started off his career as a poet
Source:
http://en.wikipe
dia.org/wiki/File
:Venus_and_Ado
nis_quarto.jpg
Source:
http://www.appszoom.
com/android_applicatio
ns/reference/lucrece-
william-
shakespeare_ntua.html
Source:
http://www.nearestplacetoheaven.co.uk/Shakespeare.html
24. Sonnets
154 sonnets
Related to love
Many feelings
First 17 sonnets – Shakespeare encourages a young man to get
married
Sonnets 18-126 – talks about the young man
Last 28 sonnets – female who Shakespeare likes
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare's_sonn
ets
25. Writing Style
Some of his words not used today
Some words are still used but with different meanings
Sonnets have fixed rhyme structure
3 out of 154 sonnets didn’t follow the structure
Single stanza had 6 or more short sentences
Source:
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/images/Qui
neyLetter.gif
26. Influences
Other great writers
Old stories and legends
Daily events
Classical texts
Imagination
Source:
http://www.corndancer.com
/fritze/reformation/refmaton
_arch/refmaton-frst.html
Source:
http://www.cindyhayen.co
m/wordpress/?p=129
27. Relation to Shakespeare’s Life
Reflected incidents in his life
Sonnet 20 – love relationship between Shakespeare and someone
else
Young man could be his patron
Some poetry lines were learned in school
First Folio
Source:
http://www.willi
am-
shakespeare.info
/william-
shakespeare-first-
folio.htm
Source:
http://u
pload.wi
kimedia.
org/wiki
pedia/c
ommons
/9/9d/
Wriothe
sley_sou
thampto
n.jpg
28.
29. SOURCES OF MULTI-MEDIA
Source for Shakespeare Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Cy4-rfd24
Source for Beat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-TdJUiFJLI
Source for Scary Sound “Witch Scream”:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scary+maze+game+sound+effect
&oq=scary+maze+game+sound&gs_l=youtube.1.0.0l2.12527.16558.0.17474.28.19
.3.6.6.0.119.1219.18j1.19.0...0.0...1ac.1.Qc6_7HYXvu0
