The BIG Question…
Bell Work
Can lovers see clearly?
An old saying says, “Love is blind.” Is this true? The
thrill of falling in love can cloud one’s perceptions of
a lover, but usually those clouds drift away over time.
Is it possible to see a person’s faults clearly and still
love him or her?
Answer on your handout for our closing activity.
Reintroduction to
William
Shakespeare
Widely regarded as
the greatest writer in
English Literature
A few basic notes on
Shakespeare, the man.
Born
April 23 1564
Died (April 23) 1616
Shakespeare
Born in Stratford-onAvon, England
Started out as an actor
Wrote 37 plays
Wrote about 154
sonnets
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Shakespeare’s Wife
Anne Hathaway
Grew up on a farm in Shottery about
a mile from Stratford-on-Avon
25 or 26 when they marriedconsidered an old maid, but she
had a dowry
Shakespeare was 17 or 18 when they
married
She was pregnant before they were
married—a scandal
Hewland Farm in Shottery
Shakespeare’s wife’s house
Holy Trinity parish
church- Stratford Upon
Avon where
Shakespeare is buried
You can go in and see
his grave and those of
his wife and children.
There he is!
Look how sad we are!
Why? Because he is dead!
Wooing
So, about love and what you call
“talking” to a person your are
interested in…
In what ways do you let that person
know you are interested in courting
or wooing him or her?
What is a sonnet?
A sonnet is a 14-line verse form (poem)
usually having one of several conventional
rhyme schemes.
Shakespeare’s sonnets contain three
quatrains (four lines) and couplet(two lines)
at the end.
The quatrains set up a problem or theme
(often love) and the couplet solves it.
Iambic pentameter
The English or Shakespearean sonnet is written
in iambic pentameter (PEN-ta-meter or penTAM-e-ter). It was the beat of the 16th century.
The syllables are divided into five pairs called
iambs or iambic feet.
An iamb is a metrical unit made up of one
unstressed syllable followed by one stressed
syllable. An example of an iamb would be
good BYE.
A line of iambic pentameter flows like this:
baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM
Iambic pentameter
Examples from Shakespearean sonnets:
When I / do COUNT / the CLOCK / that TELLS / the
TIME (Sonnet 12)
When I do count the clock that tells the time.
I ALL / a LONE / be WEEP / my OUT/ cast STATE
(Sonnet 29)
I all alone beweep my outcast state.
Shall I / com PARE/ thee TO / a SUM / mer’s DAY?
(Sonnet 18)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
WHY?
Iambic pentameter
An visual and audio example:
IAMBIC PENTAMETER
Sonnet 73
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a)
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b)
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a)
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b)
In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c)
As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d)
Which by and by black night doth take away, (c)
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d)
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e)
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f)
As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e)
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more
strong, (g)
To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)
Sonnet 73
Taking each quatrain separately, we will analyze
the problem or topic set up by the sonnet:
First Quatrain
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
To whom do you think the speaker speaking?
What imagery clues are there to the age of the
speaker?
Sonnet 73
Second Quatrain
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
How does this quatrain echo the first?
What might “Death’s second self” be?
What might “seals up all in rest” suggest?
Sonnet 73
Third Quatrain
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
Each quatrain is addressed personally.
When you see the embers of a glowing fire, what
was there before it? How is the speaker using this
image?
What is the “it” in the third line?
Now, what idea do you think the three quatrains
introduce?
Sonnet 73
The couplet
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more
strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
Again, the speaker addresses his love directly.
Why does the speaker think his lover/partner’s love will become
stronger as death nears?
Do you agree with this conclusion?
What do you feel is the tone of this sonnet? The tone of a
literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author
adopts and can portray a variety of emotions to help the
reader ascertain the writer’s feelings toward a particular topic,
influencing the reader’s understanding of the literary work.
Sonnet 73
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a)
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b)
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a)
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b)
In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c)
As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d)
Which by and by black night doth take away, (c)
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d)
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e)
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f)
As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e)
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more
strong, (g)
To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)
What is the purpose of this sonnet? Its tone?
Practice
 Your
group will be assigned a quatrain
of the Sonnet 137 to analyze.
 Read the entire sonnet aloud, then
focus on your quatrain by rereading it
and analyzing its meaning and
recording it for sharing.
 Then, look at the couplet and
determine its meaning.
 Decide what tone you feel the
speaker is implying
Sonnet 137
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun*;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
Groups
1&3
I have seen roses damask’d**, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks,
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks***
Groups
2&6
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go,
My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.
Groups
4&5
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied**** with false compare.
*a dull, grayish color **silk ***stink ****contradict
All
Groups
In your groups
Using the text, have one member of the team
read the sonnet aloud, then answer the Text
Analysis questions for each sonnet on pages 326,
328, and 329 using the back of your handout.
Remember, you are working as a GROUP. Discuss
your ideas with your group mates and come to a
conclusion before you record the answers.
Assessment: Today, I will take ONE of the worksheets at random to
assess for a grade, so make sure your group number is on every
paper. In future, you will analyze a sonnet on your own to show
mastery. At that point we will determine whether or not I must
reteach this so all of you achieve mastery of the analysis of
Elizabethan/Shakesperean sonnets.
Closing
Look back at what you wrote about
lovers and whether or not they see
clearly.
Take two minutes to come up with a
statement for your whole group
about that idea. One person will
report to the class.
2nd Nine weeks groups – 6th Period
Group 1
Trevor Boltz
Kevin Reed
Raven Miller
Jasmine Wheeler
Tijuandre Garrett
Group 3
Ian Coyner
Richard Taylor
Kole Shipp
Macey Capps
Cortavious Nelson
Group 5
Savannah Lawson
Jalen Campbell
Carrigan Summers
Jamarious Johnson
Group 2
Heath Covington
Teresa Sy
Tad Onwu
Jason Wyatt
Taylor McBurney
Group 4
Anthony
Hutchings
Matt Adcock
Tiara Smith
Taylor Cottrell
Group 6
Abby Norris
Austin Dye
Maya Watson
Logan Minshall
2nd Nine weeks groups – 3rd Period
Group 1
Maritza Badillo
De’Andre Banks
Alyndria Carroll
Adrianna Evans
Kay Smith
Group 2
Zach Feaster
Shane Heady
Jamie Miller
Kristian King
Group 3
William Mueller
Dillon Raper
Mikayla Rivera
Smitty Smithson
Group 4
Brittany Clement
Jerricho Duff
Morgan Evans
Ora Mintlow
Nesha Wilson
Group 5
Stephen Ford
Austin Hulme
Bernice LaQuart
Allison Mitchell
Group 6
Aaron Nouanesabap
Qyiesha Smalls
Jay Smartt
Anna Smith
2nd Nine weeks groups – 5th Period
Group 1
Manaf Al Kaissi
Connor Wilson
Bailey Johnson
Alton Itsaleumsack
Angelina Newkirk
Group 2
Anthony Beaver
Kaylin Witas
Kirk Neal
Travis Martin
Madison Smith
Group 3
Tamara Booker
Kelsey Woodard
Mariko Odom
Adam Mayo
Allison Elliot
Group 4
Logan Goad
Mariah Cornish
Markel Payne
Savannah Casto
Group 5
Daniel Good
Justin Haynes
Courtney Raburn
Alex Reach
Group 6
Dalton Messenger
Taylor Howse
Shay Bowers
Rakias Ivy
2nd Nine weeks groups – 7th Period
Group 1
Sarah Bertrand
Rodrickas Collins
RJ Cunningham
Nicole Vasco
Trey Niewiemski
Group 3
Jordan Sanders
Jena Goodman
A-One Man
Brock Burdett
Group 5
Dania Cortez
Shamesha Talley
Kenneth Mathews
Benjamin Hardebeck
Josh Deleon
Group 2
Monica Onate
McKenna Earp
Daryka Battle
Jamie Underwood
Blake Speck
Group 4
Ashleigh Lozier
Lauren McCluskey
Lauren Mankin
Jenessa Hamilton
Maj Ahmad
Group 6
Melissa Crutchfield
Hunter Taylor
Kirsten McCormick
Ethan Hassell
Ricky Philachack
Closing