Drama

Welcome to the Drama web page.

• Texts and Scripts
• Assignments
• Drama Resources
  
  
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• Summer Reading Assignment
• English Dept. Main Page
• English 10 Web Page

 

 

 

Texts and Scripts

• Antigone by Sophocles
• Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (Web Page)
  • Complete Audio of play
  • Study Questions
  • SparkNotes Study Guide
• The Doctor in Spite of Himself by Moliere
• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
• King Lear by William Shakespeare (Web Page)
  • Full Text
• Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge
• Trifles by Kate Chopin - listen to the play performed (download RealPlayer, if necessary)

 

 

Assignments

• Julius Caesar: Villain or Hero? Complete the following pre-reading questions
  • Word document
  • Pdf file
• Reading Shakespeare
• Julius Caesar Performances - Assigned scenes for student performances
• Julius Ceasar Study Questions
  • Act I
  • Act II
  • Act III
  • Act IV
  • Act V
• The Life and Theatre of William Shakespeare
• Life in the Rennaissance - Write a research paper on an aspect of life in the Renaissance
• The Authorship Question - Did Shakespeare really write all the plays attributed to him, or was it really someoine else? Investigate the mystery and write a persuasive essay about your findings.
  • Rogues, Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars - Pro-conspiracy page
  • Pro Authorship page
  • Click to download (right click + Save Target As) or view a complete description of the essay
    • Word document
    • Pdf file

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Drama Resources

• Greek Drama - the following sites contain creation myths from around the globe
  
  • The Classics Page - A huge site with tons of information about Greek and Roman art, literatur, philosophy and life, including pages about:
    • Oedipus
    • Antigone
      • Play the Antigone Game - Not much of a game, but a fun plot summary exercise
  • Aristotle, Classic Technique, and Greek Drama - an article by Martha Fletcher Bellinger
    
    
• Shakespeare
  
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• The Folger has a complete set of resources including
  • Biographical and historical resources
  • Free digital texts of all plays and poetry
  • Podcasts and audio recordings of selected works
• Learning About Shakespeare: A Resource Guide (SuperSummary) - a comprehensive resource about the life and times of Shakespeare, as well links to other resources
• Shakespeare Online - In-depth and accurate Shakespeare information, including play analysis, essays, plot synopses, answers to common Shakespeare questions, and much more.
• Shakespearea and The Globe - Then and Now - an Encyclopaedia Britannica site
• Shakespeare and the Internet - An annotated guide to Shakespeare resources on the Internet. Including:
  • The Life and Times of Mr. Shakespeare - Links to biographical information on Shakespeare. To begin, check out:
    • A Shakespeare Timeline
  • Renaissance - a list of links related to the Renaissance
• Shakespeare Resource Center
• Costumes, Prose and All: All About William Shakespeare - Links about Shakespeare's life and work
• Language Resources:
  • Shakespeare's Language - An overview of how the Eanglish language was different in Shakespeare's world
  • Shakespeare's Language (RSC) - Slang, Medical terms, Quotes and more (from the Royal Shaespeare Society's web site)
  • Words Coined by Shakespeare - thanks to Caleb!
  • 45 Everyday Phrases Coined by Shakespeare - from the BBC
• Shakespeare's Will - Did Shakespeare really leave his wife his "second best bed?" This page includes contains scans of the actual document, as well as a modernized transcript of the will.
  
  
• Other Drama Resources
  
• Theatre History.com - A great resource on the history of theatre

 

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