Whenever I read Shakespeare, he brings to mind many questions. What questions do you have about the Twelfth Night? Under the comments of this blog right a question that you have concerning the controversy, themes, vocabulary, era or something else. Find the answer online and write it in such a manner as someone else looking at this response would consider you an expert in this area.
I am looking for vocabulary, style, and grammar. You start with 10 points and can possibly get 12 (ha, for the Twelfth Night.) or 1 depending on your professionalism.
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What does cross-dressing have to do with Twelfth Night?
Shakespear wanted to make it a comedy, since in the 17th century cross-dressing and homosexuality was a bad thing and you have the chance to get tortured and killed for it. He also wanted to show conclusions about the effect of the same-sex attraction
www.enotes.com, 2010 eNotes inc.
Melody Plfaumer
Chase Chancey
Cheyenne Vaughn
Tyler Watkins
Why was Cesario/Viola even there???
-The Sea Captain tells her about the Duke, and him being in love with Olivia, But
Olivia basically put up a wall (to love) to honor here brother who died. Viola has something in common with here (dead brother) and wants to serve her. Viola wouldn’t be able to do that as a women, so she has the Sea Captain dress her like a man (Cesario), so she can serve the Duke instead.
-wikipedia.org
Was William Shakespear bi?
William Shakespear was not bi. He had a wife an three children. There was some evidence that Shakespear had an “exotic” intrest in men but the evidence was never proven.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_of_William_Shakespeare
Zach Koonz
Is William Shakespeare gay?
Every once and while the question of weather william Shakespeare was gay has come up, and many people believe that he was. Even though he was married and had three kids, but the continuous use of cross dressing and other gender confusion makes people question if he is gay or not.
title:enotes url:http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeare-homosexual
By Austin Lewallen
Why did Viola want to dress up like a guy for? ‘Cuz she was washed up at shore and was wanting to get a job at Duke Orsino’s court.
Twelfth Night.http://www.shmoop.com/twelfth-night/viola-cesario.html
EDW1
1. Why is Shakespeare so famous? Were there not any other play writers?
...roberto ruiz
1. Why is Shakespeare so famous? Were there not any other play writers?
1.At which point in history did the English language change from the English that we now use in our everyday lives to the English of the Shakespearean Era?
The Answer:The English language has actually changed many times over the last 2000 years. The first two version of the English language were actually before the Shakespearean Era these versions were known as Old English and Middle English. Old English was spoken from 500-1100 AD. Then after 1100 AD the first change happened with influences from the Normans and the Latin language this language was known as Middle English spoken from 1100-1500. The Renaissance influenced the next change in the English language which was known as Early-Modern English. This type of English was the type which the people of the Shakespearean Era spoke; this was spoken from 1500-1800. The next change in the English language was basically just improvements in spelling, pronunciation, and grammar. This is what is now spoken and is known as Late-Modern English and has been spoken since 1800-present. The transformation from the Shakespearean language and our Modern language is just a matter of spelling, grammar, and pronunciation that happened circa 1800.
“A Brief History of the English Language .” www.anglik.net n. pag. Web. 3 Dec 2010. .
Why is it so important about reading Shakespeare’s stuff?
-Have a broader view of the world in general
-Do well in logic and philosophy.
-Appreciate other art forms as well: music, drama, art costume, writing.
-Have an easier time grasping the concepts of character, plot, irony, universal truth, advanced vocabulary, etc...
-Usually go on to college studies; can better judge what is a good book.
-Understand concepts in clear speaking.
-Have a broader view of important historical events.
-Have a greater understanding of human nature (greed, faithfulness, love, power, gentleness, poor choices, honesty, integrity, popularity, danger, patriotism, selfishness, self-sacrifice, etc..)
NouLong Thao
dakota 2hr
Was Shakespeare gay?
No he was not gay, he liked women not men according to google. He was no more attracted to men than he was women. He was just a writer and believer.
was shakespeare a cross dresser?
A:no
Gabriel
Works Cited
Lambert, Tim. "Women in the 17th Century." n. pag. Web. 3 Dec 2010. .
Q:what were women's jobs in the 17th century?
A:Some women worked spinning clothes they were also washerwomen. Some women worked in food servant. More women were midwives.
K.R. 2nd
Was Shakespeare homosexual?
There is no evidence that Shakespeare was gay. He was a married man, but many believed he may have had a homosexual affair.
"Most Common Questions About Shakespeare." Shakespeare Online. Web. 03 Dec. 2010. .
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Did Shakespeare himself like members of the same sex?
A: Shakespeare wasn't interested in the same sex, other wise known as gay, or homo. He was married on November 28, 1582, to Anne Hathaway. Later on in their life together they had 3 kids Susanna, Hamnet and Judith.
Did the guys have to ask for the girls hand in marriage or was she traded for gold or cattle.
-Like the how Olivia got married so easily.
*tp://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/During Medieval -->
times, laws regarding marriage changed and women were no longer allowed to be bartered, sold or exchanged for goods of any kind. If a couple wanted to get married, a priestly blessing was required first. It was also illegal for secret wedding ceremonies to be held. A wedding was still arranged in many cases, and contracts were even drawn up listing the terms and rights of all parties involved. Weddings among royalty and aristocracy were often arranged when the bride and groom were only ten or twelve years old. These weddings were more about property and inheritance than love.
Q. how many plays did Shakespeare write in his life time?
A. he wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/faq/faq.htm
How old was Shakespeare when he authored his first play?
It is believed that Shakespeare wrote his first play, Henry VI Part one, when he was 25 in 1589 and 1590.
Convention, By. "Shakespeare FAQ at Absolute Shakespeare." Absolute Shakespeare - Plays, Quotes, Summaries, Essays... Absolute Shakespeare, 2000. Web. 03 Dec. 2010. .
Q: Why did Shakespeare use Illyria as the setting in Twelfth Night?
A: Shakespeare uses Illyria because in Roman terms, Illyria is a region off the coast of the Adriatic Sea in what is today Albania. It was a distant land with which the English had very little contact. Therefore, to Shakespeare this was perfect because he could make the setting as his own. It was a perfect place for shipwrecks, romance, and intrigue.
"Twelfth Night." Web. 3 Dec 2010. .
Arlene Reyes 2nd hour
Was Shakespeare gay?
Shakespeare was more attracted to the same-gender sex than most other people. He was married with kids buy he spend decades living in London away from his family. He did write some ‘love’ poetry to a young man but in those days that didn’t mean it was sexual. No one thinks he had a long-term relationship with a man and it’s impossible to categorically prove he never had sex with one.
www.enotes.com n. pag. Web. 3 Dec 2010. .
By Jacob Hernandez
Was there gay culture in the 12 century?
1102-The Council of London took measure to ensure that the English community was very allowed that homosexuality was sinful. 1120-The Council of Nablus order that all perpetual culprits to sodomy would be burned. 1179-The Third Lateran Council of Rome allot a dictum for the excommunication of sodomites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_history
bp
Was Shakespeare gay?
Although there was no documents or history of him being homosexual, his play somewhat display that he could be. He was married, with kids, but some of his plays showed romantic feelings between male characters.
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/shakespearetopquestions.html
H.S. 8th
Did Shakespeare ever fall in love?
Yes he did. He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18. They stayed married for 34 years, which is the rest of Shakespeare’s life.
CJ
Was Shakespear gay?
I believe that there is proof that he could have been bisexual but proof also that he could not be.He wrote 154 sonnets about the love of a young man, but then he was married and had three kids so maybe he was having a bisexual affair but there is no proof that he was so I say that it is unprovable so makes it undetermined. JDN 6th hour
Was Shakespear gay?
I believe that there is proof that he could have been bisexual but proof also that he could not be.He wrote 154 sonnets about the love of a young man, but then he was married and had three kids so maybe he was having a bisexual affair but there is no proof that he was so I say that it is unprovable so makes it undetermined. JDN 6th hour
The play of 'Twelfth Night', it seems to me, that the only form of pastime for people in the 17th century, were plays and/or reenactments. So after researching for a bit, I found that besides plays, the people of that time games such as tennis and shuttlecock were popular as well as card and board games like chess, draughts, backgammon and fox and goose. The more common folk played poorer games such as cock, bear and bull fighting.
http://www.localhistories.org/stuart.html
What kind of tortures were used in Elizabethan times?
In the Elizabethan Era, tortures were made and used to be excruciatingly painful and extremely violent. Instruments and means of tortures were used on the public for unproven crimes such as The Rack, The Scavengers Daughter, The Collar, The Iron Maiden, Branding Irons, The Wheel, Thumbscrews, The Gossips Bridle or the Brink, The Drunkards Cloak, Ducking Stools, and The Pillory and the stocks.
www.elizabethan-era.org
Okay so Like during the Elzibathan Time...
Some Parts About Shakespears was that he might have had an Affair
Back in the Elzibeth time. Many woman got married and had kids. Like the Upper class men and Lords had GAY SMEX... they were married and had Kids.
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/faq/faq.htm
PPPADRA
In the 1500s what time of year did people get married?
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June.
http://flyinggopher.com/1500.html
sonny robb
There are many reasons why Shakespeare is though of the best of all writers. His plays portray recognisable people in situations that all of us experience at one time or another in our lives - love, marriage, death, guilt, the need to make difficult choices, separation, reunion and reconciliation among them. They do so with great humanity, tolerance, and wisdom. Because they are written to be acted they are constantly fresh and can be adapted to the place and time they are performed. Their language is wonderfully expressive and powerful, and although it may sometimes seem hard to understand in reading, actors can bring it to actual life for us. The plays provide actors with some of the most challenging and rewarding roles ever written. They help us to understand what it is to be human, and to cope with the problems of being so.
www.answers.yahoo.com
-roberto ruiz
Was Shakespeare recognized in his own time?
Yes, he was. Unlike most of the poets and artists of that time, Shakespeare not only did not die penniless, but was a frequent performer before the Court Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.
Convention, By. "Shakespeare FAQ at Absolute Shakespeare." Absolute Shakespeare - Plays, Quotes, Summaries, Essays... AbsoluteShakespeare.com. Web. 05 Dec. 2010. .
Joseph N.
Q: When and what was Shakespeare's first play ever written?
A: Shakespeare probably began to write for the stage in the late 1580s, and, as far as we can tell, he started with the Henry VI trilogy.
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare's First Play. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000. December 5 < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/faq/firstplay.html >.
Why is the Twelfth Night by Shakespeare named that?
Shakespeare named the play the Twelfth Night because the play was performed on the Twelfth Night. The Twelfth Night is a reference to the Epiphany or the twelfth night of the Christmas celebration, which is on January 6. During Shakespeare’s era, the Twelfth Night was celebrated as a festival in which everything was inverted—much like it is in the unmethodical world of Illyria in the play.
"Twelfth Night (Holiday)." Web. 5 Dec 2010
Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in the Globe Theatre or smaller, indoor Playhouses such as The Blackfriars Theatre Playhouse, depending on the weather.
http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/performances-william-shakespeare-plays.htm
A.C 2nd
Why was it that only men were the actors in Shakespeare's plays?
The reason why women weren't in Shakespeare's plays was because it was considered indecent for a woman to show themselves in front of a group of men.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_male_actors_play_William_Shakespeare%27s_female_roles
What were 16th century toilets like?
16th century toilets were often chamber pots or cess pits. Cess pits were holes in the ground with wooden seats over them. Monks had lavatories over rivers. These lavatories consisted of benches with holes in them.
AW 6th
Why is it called Twelfth Night?
"Twelfth Night is the night of Epiphany, January 6, or, the twelfth night after Christmas. This holiday signaled the end of Christmas merry-making and, more importantly, commemorated the Magi. It is likely that Shakespeare wrote the play to celebrate this occasion and thus gave it this specific title. There are critics who connect the holiday and thus the title to characters in the play, like Sebastian and Viola, who could represent Christ's dual nature. But these connections are dubious."
Mabilliard, Amanda. "Twelfth Night Q & A." (1999-2010): n. pag. Web. 10 Dec 2010. .
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