Friday, April 29, 2011

What is your favorite warm weather activity?

My favorite warm weather activity is swimming. I started doing this when I was very young. I love swimming because I love being in the water.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How did the renassiance influence Shakespeare's work?

He could have the characters in his plays have more feelings. Any monarchs in his plays could make mistakes and could be more "human". He also used Greek and Roman texts in his plays.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Important Tips

Some of the sentences are written in subject, verb, subject form. Shakespeare shortens words for dramatic affect. Some of the words that Shakespeare used are made up, not used today or they are words we use now that mean something different.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Vacation

Over vacation I'm going to recuperate. I'm going to exercise my leg and go outside. I'm also going to visit my grandparents.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Shakespeare's Style

Shakespeare wrote in verse. He was also very famous for sonnets, also known as love poems. He used the Iambic Pentameter for his plays.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Did William Shakespeare write this play?

I think that Shakespeare did write his own plays. I believe this because there is no real, solid evidence that he didn't. Also, just because he didn't go to a university doesn't mean that he is illiterate.

Biography

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1562. He died April 23, 1616. His father made gloves and traded farm things. His mother was a wealthy landowner. When he was 18 he married a woman named Ann Hathaway, and they had three children named Susanna, Judith and Hamnet. His first play was called The Comedy of Errors He became an actor with the Lord Chamberlain's men.