1. React to the documentary, Why Shakespeare?, from class. What surprised you the most/ least in the actors' discussions? State one lingering question about Shakespeare you have [this can be done without use of the documentary].
The part that surprised me most about the documentary was that a young women who was about to join a gang started reading shakespeare and changed her mind. The part that least surprised me was that the actors explained how everyone knows Shakespeare. A question I would ask Shakespeare is how he came up with his characters.
2. Shakespeare: Life, Times, and Works. Research these three areas of Shakespeare's life. Use shakespeare.palomar.edu to help you. Three paragraph requirement.
Shakespeare got married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway. They had 3 children and Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet, died at a young age.
The times that Shakespeare lived in was the Golden Age when Queen Elizabeth ruled England. Also, Shakespeare lived in the 1600's.
Shakespeare wrote many plays, most of which were comedies, tragedies, and histories. Shakespeare's works were writen in blank verse and Iambic Pentameter.
3. Construct a list of the characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Be sure to include a short description for each character.
Macbeth- Scottish general
Lady Macbeth- Macbeth's wife.
The three witches- Plot mischief against Macbeth
