Activities from the following videos:
shakespeare-part-1-subtitled,
Pennock Speck, Barry, 28/04/2009 11:52:41
The
Bible,
Pennock Speck, Barry, 28/04/2009 05:37:48
WHY ARE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT?
1. Great Bible: It provided a range of
8.000
words
to add to the vocabulary of the ordinary people.
2.
English Renaissance: With the reign of Queen Elisabeth and James I,
English was seen as a nationalistic important element. Therefore, English was
improved by borrowing 12.000 words mainly from Latin and Greek.
3. Book of Common Prayer: Shows the rites of the English
Church from the beginning and the end of a person's life.
4. Royal Shakespeare Company: By playing Shakespeare's
plays, the Royal Shakespeare Company hopes that his language prevails in the
new generations.
MATCHING
EXERCISE: PLACES
1. Stratford-on-Avon
= D. Birthplace of
Shakespeare.
2. Cambridge University =
E. Translation of Authorized Version
3. Warwickshire =
A. Country vocabulary (Shakespeare origins)
4. London =
C. Where Shakespeare wrote his
plays
5. Australia
=
B. Penny Downey (She plays Titania)
MATCHING EXERCISE: PEOPLE
1. John
Bois = B. The King James’ Version of the Bible
2.
Sir John Guilgud =
D. Shakespearean acting
3.
John Barton =
E. Shakespearean director
4.
Sir Thomas More =
F. Latin borrowings
(Example: Active, communicate, education)
5.
Sir Frances Bacon =
A. Greek
Borrowings (Example: Thermometer,
pneumonia, skeleton, encyclopedia)
6.
Henry VIII=
C. The Great Bible
MATCHING
EXERCISE: DATES
1.
1558-1603 =
F. Reign of Elizabeth I (house of Tudor)
2.
1603-1625 = C. Reign
of James I (house of Stuart)
3.
1564 =
D. Shakespeare born April 23 (?) in Stratford-on-Avon
4.
1611 = E. King James Bible published
5.
1616 = A. Shakespeare dies April 23 of
6.
1623 =
B. First
Folio published
FILL IN THE
FOLLOWING VERSE: The Creation
In the beginning God created the …heaven…….. and the
earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep……...
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the …waters…..
And God said, Let there be light: and there was …light…….
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided
the light from the ……darkness…….
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called
……Night………..
QUESTIONS
1. MacNeil asserts that the First
Folio of Shakespeare has influenced everyone who speaks English today. What
does he mean?
Shakespeare
knew approximately 34.000 words and invented many words which where later
incorporated in everybody's language. Also popular phrases of his plays, like
Hamlet's ´´to be or not to be? that is the question``, are being used in
every day speech as idioms or even colloquial expressions.
2. Shakespeare's range of language
is remarkable. List three types of language he uses in his plays as they are
discussed in this program. What is the dictionary definition of each? (Oxford
Advanced Learner's Compass)
a.
Pidgin (Caloban): noun
1. A simple form of a language, especially English, Portuguese or Dutch, with a limited number of words, that are used together with words from a local language. It is used when people who do not speak the same language need to talk to each
other.
2. Pidgin Tok Pisin, a Creole language based on English, used in Papua New Guinea.
3. Pidgin English, French, Japanese, etc. a way of speaking a language that uses simple words and forms, used when a person does not speak the language well, or when he or she is talking to sb who does not speak the language well:
I tried to get my message across in my pidgin Italian.
b.
Philosophical (Hamlet): adjective
1. Connected with philosophy:
The philosophical writings of Kant, philosophic debate
2. Philosophical (about sth) (approving) having a calm attitude towards a difficult or disappointing situation
SYN stoical:
He was philosophical about losing and said that he’d be back next year to try again.
c.
Bawdy (Falstaff): adjective (old-fashioned) (of songs, plays, etc.) loud, and dealing with sex in an amusing way.
Others:
Heroic
(Henry the fifth): adjective
1. Showing extreme courage and admired by many people
SYN courageous: a heroic figure, Rescuers made heroic efforts to save the crew.
2. Showing great determination to succeed or to achieve sth, especially sth difficult:
We watched our team’s heroic struggle to win back the cup.
3. That is about or involves a hero:
a heroic story / heroic deeds / myths
4. Very large or great: This was foolishness on a heroic scale.
5. heroic couplet noun
(technical) two lines of poetry one after the other that rhyme and usually contain ten syllables and five stresses
Pastoral-Lyrical
(Titania): noun
Pastoral:
Adjective
1. Relating to the work of a priest or teacher in giving help and advice on personal matters, not just those connected with religion or education:
pastoral care
2. showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way:
a pastoral scene / poem / symphony
3. Relating to the farming of animals:
agricultural and pastoral practices
Lyrical: Adjective
Expressing strong emotion in a way that is beautiful and shows imagination
SYN expressive.
3. Shakespeare's plays and the
King James Bible are masterpieces, but there is one fundamental linguistic
difference between them. What is it?
While
Shakespeare used 34.000 words,
the Bible only achieved to 8.000 words.
4. Which version of the Bible does this
quote belong to? “Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.”
The
quote belongs to King James’
version of the Bible which was clearer and more poetic than the quote of Henry
VIII's Great Bible: All is but vanity saith the preacher, all is but
plain vanity.
Academic
year 2008/2009
© a.r.e.a./Dr.Vicente Forés López
Barry Pennock Speck
© Carolina Cody Aldaz
cacodyal@alumni.uv.es
Universitat de Valčncia Press