Rhetoric Literature: King Lear, Cordelia, and Anne Shirley?
1660s England saw Parliament dissolved, their king beheaded, and Oliver Cromwell’s rise to power, and found King Lear too depressing. They needed it tamed.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
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Rhetoric Literature: Shakespeare, Macbeth, and James I
This tragic psychological play examines a man who seeks political power after hearning a prophecy he’d one day become king, and in the process becomes mad.
Rhetoric Literature: The darkness of Shakespeare’s Othello
Set in 1870 Cyprus, four hundred years later than the original storyline, the Royal Shakespeare Theater play was extremely dark in tone for this deep tragedy.
Rhetoric Literature: Much Ado about Nothing with Branagh
A dual romance, our favorite story line was of the romance portrayed between Branagh and Emma Thompson, which as great as their performance in Henry V.
Rhetoric Literature: Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew
Now that we were familiar with the basic play, we watched modern remakes, where many various elements are changed while keeping the overall theme of the story.
Rhetoric Literature: Twelfth Night, Napoleon, As You Like It
Daughter: Isn’t All the world is a stage and the men are merely players? in As You Like It?
Son: I wonder if that quote inspired Napoleon to conquer Europe?
A Shakespearean Homeschool Mother’s Journal
Inspired by our current survey of the works of Shakespeare in our rhetoric homeschool studies, I reflected on life from the viewpoint of Shakespearean quotes.
Rhetoric Literature: Julius Caesar at the dental office
Apparently, the kids had a great discussion on Shakespeare with the dental hygienist, explaining to her that no, Shakespeare did not write Beowulf. 😉
Rhetoric Literature: Madness in Shakespeare’s Richard III and Hamlet
Adeventuring with Shakespeare we’ve recently studied his background, sonnets, Julius Caesar, and Henry V…and today we surveyed Richard III and Hamlet.
Rhetoric Literature: Shakespeare, Henry V, Longbows, Branagh
However, when I asked some friends if they had advice on Shakespearean movies, they exclaimed: Branagh! Now that I’ve seen him in action, I agree.
