Outra obra de SHAKESPEARE: "A COMÉDIA DOS ERROS".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDUlHQ2KhzI&feature=player_detailpage


ELAINE BOOS

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

The Merchant of Venice By William ShakespearePenned by the greatest playwright of all time, ?Merchant of Venice? is a quirky tale about a group of merry friends and the trouble they find themselves in , because of a wily Jewish moneylender . Throughout the play , one can find a hidden thread of humour , even in the most serious situations . Written in true Shakespearean style , this play has several puns and hidden meanings . It depicts the social scenario of that day with exceptional vividness . The curtains rise with a merchant , Antonio , wondering about the fate of his cargo laden ships in the rough seas . Antonio is a melancholic man , forever sunk in sadness and soberness . As he ponders thus , his friend Bassanio approaches him . Bassanio is Antonio?s bosom friend . But the two are poles apart . While Antonio is perpetually glum , Bassanio is adventurous and full of life . Bassanio is a lover of the arts and loves to spend his days in joy and merriment . However , at this moment , Bassanio is thoughtful . For he is the desperate need of money . With this purpose , he approaches Antonio , hoping to borrow some ducats from his childhood friend . When Antonio hears of Bassanio?s trouble , he declares that since he has no money at hand , he will vouch for Bassanio in front of Shylock ,the shrewd Jewish moneylender . The moneylender is an enemy of Antonio and it is the deep friendship for Bassanio that drives Antonio into a bargain with Shylock . The deal is struck . The condition is laid that if Bassanio fails to pay the amount within the stipulated time , Antonio will have to pay with a pound of his flesh . A very devious scheme , indeed . For Shylock wanted Antonio out of his life once and for all . Bassanio sets off with the money to woo a maiden named Portia , who was well known for her wisdom and presence of mind . Here, at Portia?s household , Bassanio faces a test . He has to choose a box out of gold , silver and bronze . And where others had failed , pure hearted Bassanio wins . He picks the bronze box, which contains Portia?s picture , declaring him the winner of Portia?s hand . Bassanio is overjoyed , for Portia is not just a pretty face . Her wit and charm was known to be matchless . Meanwhile , Antonio the merchant gets news that his ships are lost at sea , rendering him bankrupt . With no money to repay Shylock , Antonio is prepared to go to the court to defend himself against this dreadful repayment . Unknown to everyone else , Portia appears at the court to act as Antonio?s lawyer , dressed up as a man. Being extremely wise , she realizes that Shylock can be trapped with his own plan . She permits Shylock to proceed with his scheming plot of taking a pound of flesh with a knife . But she traps him in a delightful loophole . HE MUST DRAW EXACTLY A POUND OF FLESH Now , Portia , in the guise of a male lawyer , claims that , should Shylock draw even a bit more than a pound, he must be punished . This puts him ina fix . Also , she informs him that no a drop of Antonio?s blood must be spilled , as there is no mention in the deed about Antonio suffering from loss of blood because of Shylock . This dumbfounds Shylock , who withdraws the case and accepts defeat . After all the celebrations that ensue , Antonio receives news that his ships are found and have returned to Venice safely . Thus , the entire story ends on a happy note , with Bassanio and Antonio being pleasantly shocked with the news that Portia was their benefactress . This delightful comedy has other sub plots woven in , to make it more comical . Shylock?s daughter Jessica?s elopement with Bassanio?s friend Lorenzo is one such theme . And the jester of the story , Gobbo the Clown , adds a bit of humour because of his antics . Thus , the remarkable Shakespeare brings to life this wonderfuul play with mirth at every turn .

ELAINE BOOS

The Merchant of Venice

Para quem está lendo O Mercador de Veneza, ou pretende ler, um aperitivo do filme.

Rayarah Marini

A Mid Summer Night’s Dream

Este é um trailer (1999)do filme que foi baseado na peça de William Shakespeare "A Mid Summer Night’s Dream ". Ao ver o trailer já bate uma curiosidade,leia a peça e depois assista  ao filme para comparar, é muito lindo! 

Quando li lembrava desta historia, eu já tinha  visto.. e me recordei que tem  um desenho do walt Disney  retratando este fato, com mickey e a Mini . rs legal!!!

A Mid Summer Night’s Dream

 

Bom, aqui estou colocando mais uma obra de William Shakespeare , ao fazer a  leitura de algumas delas  esta me chamou atenção,pois eu particularmente  gosto muito de mitologia grega.

Não existe uma fonte direta que tenha servido de inspiração para a peça, ainda que se possam encontrar elementos relacionados com a mitologia greco-romana e respectiva literatura clássica.Pensa-se que Shakespeare tenha escrito o "Sonho de uma noite de verão" sensivelmente ao mesmo tempo que o Romeu e Julieta e, de facto, existem muitos pontos entre as histórias.

A história se inicia com o Duque Teseu, que se prepara para casar com a rebelde Hipólita. Antes do casamento, Teseu é chamado para resolver uma disputa amorosa envolvendo a romântica Hermia e seu pai Egeu. Hermia ama Lisandro, mas Egeu deplora a idéia e quer forçá-la a se casar com Demetrio. Como Teseu sela o destino infeliz da garota, Hermia e Lisandro decidem fugir para a floresta. Enquanto isso, Demetrius é perseguido incessantemente pela apaixonada Helena, que irá se humilhar para conseguir seu amor.
Os quatro, irão se encontrar em uma floresta povoada por sátiros, ninfas, fadas e outros seres encantados. O Rei das Fadas, Oberon está em pé de guerra com a belíssima rainha Titânia. Frustrado e desgostoso, Oberon decide descontar bagunçando o coreto da natureza. Arma com Puck um plano ardiloso envolvendo uma poção mágica, que fará com que qualquer pessoa se apaixone pelo primeiro ser vivo que ver pela frente.
Enquanto isso, um grupo de atores amadores ensaia uma peça para o casamento do duque: o hilário Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, Francis Flute , Tom Snout, entre outros. Oberon transforma Bottom em um homem com orelhas de burro e ordena a Puck que use a poção em Titânia para ridicularizá-la. A belíssima rainha se apaixona pelo asno, assim como as confusões armadas por Puck levam os casais na floresta a caírem de amores pelos pares errados. Quebrado o encanto da poções, Bottom vira gente novamente, Oberon e Titânia fazem as pazes, e os casais vivem felizes.

Hamlet,"To be or not to be".

Está é a famosa cena de Hamlet! To be or not tobe!

Hamlet, por Kenneth Branagh (1996)

Amleth, Prince of Denmark

 The account that follows was written about 1185 but is based on older oral tradition. Ele descreve os mesmos jogadores e os eventos que foram imortalizadas por William Shakespeare no seu livro A Tragédia de Hamlet, Príncipe da Dinamarca, escrita cerca de 1600. It describes the same players and events that were immortalized by William Shakespeare in his The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark , written about 1600.
Acredita-se que William Shakespeare se inspirou nesta  lenda para  escrever Hamlet em 1599 a 1601.
abaixo segue a lenda completa ,   veja a semelhança entre  os pensonagens  e o enredo.
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/amleth.html

A peça dentro da peça

Quando começamos a ler  A Megera Domada, percebemos que a comédia de Shakespeare é desenvolvida a partir de uma encenação com o intuito de uma brincadeira, na qual um nobre tinha a intenção de dar uma liçãozinha em Sly, um caldereiro que se encontrara bêbado. Passa-se então uma encenação, que por sinal é a história do enlace entre Catarina e Petrucchio, retratando os costumes da época.( a obra é de 1596) Segue o link do nosso mapa textual, elaborado para o melhor entendimento.http://www.4shared.com/document/wI4gb8s4/a_megera_domada_Shakespeare.html see you later!  Elissandro

Shakesperare Resources

In the site below you can find quotations, information about the characters, play summaries, and many articles about W. Shakespeare's plays. Besides that you can also find a blog about the author.
Shakespeare Resources

How much do you know about William Shakespeare?

After reading the biography of William Shakespeare answer a webquest about him on macmillan readers web site.
Quizz

The Renaissance in pictures

Shakespeare in love - trailer

It's for sure a very good movie about Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theater. Besides the romance between the main characters we can see some caracteristics of the theater in that time. If you have time, try to watch the entire movie.

 

Shakespeare for kids

If you thought that Shakespeare's works are intended only for adult, visit the following web site to see some activities especially designed to  children. You're gonna love to learn about W. Shakespeare doing these activities.
Shakespeare for kids

William Shakespeare - Elizabethan Theatre

The most remarkable author of Elizabethan Period was William Shakespeare. On the following link you can find another site about him. It's worth taking a look at this.
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=865&CFID=7798667&CFTOKEN=90803269

Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen

Here an excerpt from the BBC serie Elizabeth I - the Virgin Queen.

Elizabethan Period through movies

A best way to learn about the Elizabetahn Period is watching movies about it. Here an excerpt from the movie Elizabeth.

Introduction to Renaissance

You can find more information about the Renaissance on the following link.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/ren.html

The Pardoner's Tale

A funny video based on the Chaucer's book "The Canterbury Tale". It's worth taking a look at this.

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales - Prologue

Geoffrey Chaucer

In this site you will find interesting information about Cchaucer and his work "The Canterbury Tales"


Chaucer Miscellany

The Medieval Period

One of the most known tale, or legend, from the middle age is "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table".

You can also know this period watching movies as: "As brumas de Avalon", "Excalibur", "Lancelot".

History of the English Language

This is a great site to learn about the history of the English language. Here you read about the invasions and how these invasions contributed to the formation of the language.

History of the English Language