Experiencing Shakespeare

   edited by Matthew Brown

   contributors: John Bell, Bille Brown, Matthew Brown, Diana Denley, John Hughes,

   Wendy  Michaels, Helen Sykes, Anna Volska, Ken Watson

This a resource which informs on all aspects of Shakespeare and his plays and provides insights which will add to students’ understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare, and is invaluable for every teacher doing anything with Shakespeare in the classroom.

It has the essential information about Shakespeare’s works, his times and his language, with contributions from  some of the world’s most experienced Shakespeare practitioners.

Contents

Why study Shakespeare?   ~ Matthew Brown                       

He was not of an age but for all time..

(Ben Jonson To the Memory of my Beloved, First Folio, 1623)

Shakespeare’s Life and Times ~ Matthew Brown    

To such a person and in such a place, / At such a time …

(Henry IV, Part 1 – Act 1, Scene 3)

 Shakespeare’s Theatre~ Wendy Michaels  

All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players.

(As You Like It – Act ll, Scene 7)

A Catalogue, with brief description, of all Shakespeare’s plays, the themes and significant quotations from each play

… the catalogue of his endowments

(Cymbeline – Act 1, Scene 4)

Acting Shakespeare ~ Bille Brown  

And eke out our performance with your mind.

(Henry V – Act 3, Prologue)

Directing Shakespeare ~ John Bell  

To your well-practised wise directions

(Henry IV – Act 5, Scene 2)

Shakespeare’s Women ~ Anna Volska  

From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive…

 (Love’s Labour Lost – Act 4, Scene 3)

Sounds and Music ~ John Hughes and Diana Denley  

So Musical a Discord, Such Sweet Thunder

(A Midsummer Night's Dream – Act 4, Scene 1)

Introducing Shakespeare’s language ~ Ken Watson

   Like a strange tongue, wherein, to gain the language …   

(Henry IV, Part 2 – Act 4, Scene 4)

Swearing in the best Shakespearean fashion - 

             and other strategies for introducing students to Shakespeare ~ Helen Sykes

Of teaching and of learning instantly.

(Henry IV, Part 1 – Act 5, Scene 2)

Plots I have laid ~ Wendy Michaels

     Plots I have laid

(Richard lll, Act 1, Scene 1)

Shakespeare in the Classroom ~ Matthew Brown

A course of learning and ingenious studies

(The Taming of the Shrew – Act 1, Scene 1)

Bibliography

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