Simply Shakespeare
Jackie Brynan
10th Grade English
Pennsbury High School
Directions: Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to complete as many
of the items below as you can. Begin by typing the designated URL into your
web browser's URL address window. When you connect to the site, write
down the title of the site and hunt for the information that you are asked to
find. If you can't connect to a site right away, press STOP on the toolbar
and type in another address. You can always return to a site later. Good luck
and good hunting!
1. http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
Pick one of Shakespeare’s comedies and one of his tragedies and list the
protagonist from each play.
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2. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/73detail.html
According to this poem from Shakespeare, what is the difference between love
and death. Use lines from the poem to support your answer.
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3. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/londondisease.html
What were five common diseases around during Shakespeare’s time. Which one
do you feel would be the worst to have contracted back then? Which would be the
worst to contract today? Why?
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4. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/
Compare and contrast three different Shakespearean theaters.
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5. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/
According to his quotes, how does Shakespeare feel about the 7 deadly sins.
(Explain each)
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6. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/romeoquotes.html
Describe what Shakespeare means in one of his quotes from Romeo and Juliet.
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7. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quotes/themanquotes.html
What are John Keats feelings towards Shakespeare? How do you know?
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8. http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/timeline.htm
Which year do you think was the best for Shakespeare? Why?
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9. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/129.html
Shorty summarize what Sonnet 129 means.
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10. http://www.acepilots.com/bard/ws_word.html
Find three words that Shakespeare used that we would not use today. Use each
word in an original sentence. Then, rewrite the sentence based on how we would
speak today.
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