Renaissance Masquerade Games, Intrigue, Spies, Danger
Representing 1469, 1484, 1513, 1572, 1587, and 1598, I’ll let you keep guessing who we are, since this is a masquerade. Then we will reveal who we are.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: classical rhetoric level
Rhetoric Literature: Ranking our favorite Shakespeare DVDs
Queried by friends who lent us videos, I’ve was asked which was our favorite. Commentary follows of our growing perceptions of Shakespeare favorites.
Rhetoric Literature: Casually performing Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare was meant to be performed, to hear the beautiful language with rhythmic iambic pentameter aka reading his plays is 2D but hearing them is 3D.
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 Study: Shakespeare, did he or didn’t he?
Not understanding the rigors of classical education, critics argue that Shakespeare did not write the plays, because he only had a grammar school education.
Teaching with largest Shakespeare Library in my Backyard
I stumbled on the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, while writing our homeschool rhetoric rhetoric literature studies on Shakespeare.
Machiavelli’s misunderstood treatise of The Prince
Reading this book in context of history, I don’t agree with the commentaries that I read about The Prince, accosting Machiavelli for his evil, ruthless spirit.
Our Medieval Feast and Alchemy Show for Thanksgiving Day
Since our Becoming History presentation fell near Thanksgiving, the Medieval Feast lends itself so well with our traditional Thanksgiving, I combined the two.
Widows mob Senate to claim rights: Becoming Ancient Romans
Playing out manifestations of power, boldness, drama, and intrigue, I created the script, below, based on historical accounts we studied in our homeschool.
Tragic theater, fall of democracy, Alexander the Great: Becoming Ancient Greeks
Picking up the broken pottery, he tried to decipher the word. While in character as Ancient Greeks, we said it wasn’t important and moved him on.
