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"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" Teenagers have been sighing an approximation of these words for centuries, ever since William Shakespeare had Juliet utter them from her balcony in one of the most popular plays of all time, Romeo and Juliet. Tales of love, loss, rebellion, rivalry--before there was Twilight, Warm Bodies, and The Lion King, there was Shakespeare. The characters, language, imagery, and plot elements of many books and movies that appear on bookshelves and in cinemas today are directly influenced by the plays of the Bard. In Shakespeare: Investigate the Bard's Influence on Today's World, readers discover links between the books, movies, and music they listen to today and the words that were written and acted out more than 400 years ago. Readers deconstruct Shakespearean themes, imagery, language, and meaning by finding familiar ground on which to gain literary insight.Through hands-on projects such as coding a video game based on one of Shakespeare's plays to rewriting a scene in the text language of emoji, readers find compelling avenues into the dramatic, sometimes intimidating language, leaving them well-equipped to tackle any major text in the academic years to come.
Contents
TimelineIntroduction: Shakespeare Past and PresentCreate a Shakespearean TimelineChapter 1: Romeo and Juliet"A Plague on Both Your Houses"Chapter 2: The Romeos and Juliets of TodayDrop the BeatChapter 3: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkTo Write or Not To WriteChapter 4: The Hamlets of TodayDesign the Play-Within-the-PlayChapter 5: Twelfth NightChoose Your Own AdventureChapter 6: welfth Night TodayR U OK?,Chapter 7: A Midsummer Night's DreamCompare and ContrastChapter 8:The Midsummer Night Magic of TodayAct Out!Your TurnGlossaryEssential QuestionsResourcesIndex
