TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S AS YOU LIKE IT By JEANNE M. McGLINN‚ Ph.D.‚ AND JAMES E. McGLINN‚ Ed.D. SERIES W. GEIGER ELLIS‚ ED.D.‚ EDITORS: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA‚ EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED‚ PH.D.‚ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA‚ RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It 2 INTRODUCTION Shakespeare seems to be everywhere these days. Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night’s
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In any Shakespeare play we can almost always point out foreshadowing. It’s a crucial element to tragedies and suspenseful stories‚ and very crucial to be able to understand when reading Macbeth by Shakespeare because the story of Macbeth is mainly composed of events that have been hinted one after another. Macbeth is about a soldier (Macbeth) who is told by three witches‚ prophecies. One that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and two‚ that Macbeth will be king of Scotland and three‚ that Banquo’s
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Marcus Brutus a man of intelligence‚ loyalty‚ and integrity. Brutus was a man who would do anything for his country‚ and although‚ on this day he is dead‚ it is important we pay tribute to this honorable Roman of all time. Brutus was faced with the important decision not too long ago about a situation dealing with which is more important: His friend Caesar‚ or the fate and state of his country and its people? Brutus went along with the decision to assassinate the ambitious Caesar and stood by it
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Tribute to Shakespeare Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet. He is generally considered the "greatest dramatist the world has ever known" and the "finest poet who has written in the English language" (World Book Encyclopedia). Shakespeare has also been the world’s most popular author. No other writer’s plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare’s appeal. But his fame basically is on his understanding of
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How far do you agree that Lady Macbeth is presented like a Fiend-like Queen Throughout Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ it can be argued that Lady Macbeth‚ who ruthlessly questions Macbeth’s masculinity catalysing his unnatural acts of violence and brutality‚ is presented as a fiend like queen. Nonetheless‚ her calling on spirits in order to remove her gender identity as well as masking her moral consciousness in order for her to transgress against the divine right of kings suggests that she does not entirely
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Loyality-Is bearing witness to your allegiance to the US Constitution and its ideals‚ to the Army‚ to your unit‚ to your fellow Soldiers and subordinates‚ and to yourself as an Army professional. Loyalty means placing your professional obligations and commitments before your personal ones. It means dedication to carrying out all of your unit’s missions and to serving faithfully the values of the country‚ the Army‚ and your unit. I broke this army value I did not bear true. In which I let my
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In writing his history plays‚ Shakespeare was actually commenting on what he thought about the notion of kingship. Through his plays‚ he questions the divine right of kings‚ which the kings and the aristocracy used heavily in their favour to win the people’s love. In Macbeth‚ King Richard II and King Henry IV part 1‚ Shakespeare shows us his opinion of kingship in general. Although the plays are written about individual kings‚ I think that Shakespeare used the plays as an opportunity to voice his
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Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare “The Preface is the impartial estimate of Shakespeare’s virtues and defects by a powerful mind”. (Halliday). Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare is a classic of literary criticism in which he is above his political personal‚ religious and literary prejudices: mentions both the merits and One of the first excellence of Shakespeare‚ as Preface shows: “Shakespeare is above all the writers‚ at least above the modern writers‚ the poet of nature; the poet that holds up
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“Shakespeare in Love” Director: John Madden Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare Judy Dench as Queen Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman Colin Firth as Lord Wessex Year: 1998 Summary: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet‚ playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard
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The Impact of Shakespeare Shakespeare is known for his astonishing plays and mysterious ways of thinking. Teaching Shakespeare at school‚ though is a whole another matter. Teaching Shakespeare to students can help increase their development‚ brain wise‚ and teach youngsters about life lessons they have learned from reading his work. His work has a big impact in society‚ whether it’s prisoners lives turning around or showing the perspectives of young people making the reader/audience learn something
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