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Julius Caesar,HamletandA Midsummer Night's Dreamare three of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Have a...

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Three famous Shakespeare's playsThree famous Shakespeare's plays - Activité
Themes in Shakespeare's playsA Shakespeare play you'd like to see - Activité
Ingredients and genres of Shakespeare's playsVocabulary about play genres - Let's play!The ingredients in Shakespeare's plays - Activité
A mystery play by ShakespeareThe mystery play - QuestionsThe mystery play - Vidéo

Three famous Shakespeare's plays

Three famous Shakespeare's plays - Activité

Julius Caesar,HamletandA Midsummer Night's Dreamare three of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Have a look at these posters. Pay attention to the characters, settings, colors, catchphrases. Can you imagine what these plays are about? Write down your answers in full sentences.
Maybe it's about...

Themes in Shakespeare's plays

A Shakespeare play you'd like to see - Activité

Based on your reading of the summaries and your impressions on the posters, which play would you like to see?
Prepare your answer and explain your choice.
  • I would like to see...
  • I find it interesting because it looks...
  • I like stories with...

Ingredients and genres of Shakespeare's plays

Vocabulary about play genres - Let's play!

The ingredients in Shakespeare's plays - Activité

What types of elements are you going to find in Shakespeare's plays?
Based on what you have seen so far, make a list of vocabulary for each genre. Use words from the text and previous exercises. You can use other words, and repeat words several times.
  • Tragedies:
- Atmosphere:
- Actions:
- Emotions:
  • Comedies:
- Atmosphere:
- Actions:
- Emotions:
  • Histories:
- Atmosphere:
- Actions:
- Emotions:

A mystery play by Shakespeare

The mystery play - Questions

1. Before watching the video. Have a look at the following summary and share what you understand with the class. Do you know the title of this play?
One of the most famous, tragic love stories of all time. It follows a pair of star-crossed lovers from two families that hate each other. Their families’ long feud means that their love is forbidden. Their passion and impulsivity results in a tragic ending for the couple.
The passion in this story has inspired and influenced countless people all around the world. The play explores powerful themes such as love, fate, societal conflict and the consequences of impulsive actions.
2.Now watch the video. Pick the words that appear on the black screens and describe with as much detail as you can what you think will happen in the play.

The mystery play - Vidéo