SHAKESPEARE AS A MODERN BARD
SHAKESPEARE AS A MODERN BARD
1.Why Shakespeare still matters?
Over 400 years later, Shakespeare is still being read in many classrooms. Is his work really worth the hype? Let’s talk about why Shakespeare's poetry is still relevant, as well as an easier approach to understanding his language. William Shakespeare, was an English poet, playwright, and actor from Stratford-Upon-Avon England. Most people accept he was born in 1564, on April 23rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPA-Drr4iFs&t=1s
2. The life and times of W. Shakespeare
Travelling to England on the footsteps of the Bard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkOOX2iGsGA&t=5s
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/vAXBT0ruI6e4yA
3. All The World’s a Stage”
“All The World’s a Stage” is an excerpt taken from Shakespeare’s play, ‘As You Like It’ (Act II, Scene VII) the character Jaques speaks about the seven ages of man from birth till death where he sees the world as a temporary stage where all of mankind plays particular roles in seven different stages of life.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts36101455?authuser=0
4. Fashionable as a Modern Bard
Some words and frases we still use nowadays were created by Shakespeare!
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/HgXxtL5G0pvad Q?authuser=0
5. A selection of Shakespeare’s plays
Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between parents and children ... The plays are also full of parties, weddings and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed. Here is a selection of Shakespeare’s plays. Maybe you’ve seen some of them.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/magazine-zone/shakespeare