Author: astronut1
Intro to Henry the Fifth
I’ve chosen Shakespeare’s Henry V as my play of the Month for July because it’s easily Shakespeare’s most patriotic play; as July 4rth is the seminal event in American history, the Battle of Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history. So this month, we’re examining the so-called “star of England,” and the story that every Englishman teaches his son, and in the process, discuss the nature of war, patriotism, and the stories we tell ourselves that become our history.
To see my take on a modern American history play, click here to read my review of “Hamilton:”
REVIEW: King Lear, Shakespeare’s Globe (2022) | TheatreVibe
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Watch “The Klingon Hamlet Part 2: To “Be” or not to “Be” – Summer of Shakespeare” on YouTube
Wrapup on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Since we’re approaching the end of June, I thought I’d give a quick recap of all my best “Midsummer Night’s Dream” content, in case you’d like to take a look. After this post, I’ll be doing a series of posts comparing Shakespeare with Star Trek!
- Play of the Month: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Activities for Students and Teachers: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Happy Pride Month from The Shakespearean Student
- How to Throw a Midsummer Night’s Dream Party
- Review: The 2021 Globe Tehater Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Graphic Novel Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Review: King Of Shadows by Susan Cooper
If you’re interested in one of my online courses on “A Midsummer Nights’ Dream,” Click on the link below:
And finally, to bridge between Midsummer and Star Trek, here’s a short clip of an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” where the crew pretends to be a group of actors, performing, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Go watch “Merry Wives Of Windsor” on PBS!
The Ariel Project
Just wanted to do a quick shout-out for a blog created by teachers to share literary projects and ideas. The title comes from Ariel, the magical spirit who serves the magician Prospero (himself a teacher for his daughter). It has visual projects, video games, and lots of neat pictures!
https://thearielproject.weebly.com/about.html
My aim in The Ariel Project, is to create a website where we can share our images and texts, thus building a writing assignment that is polyvocal so that you can see interpretation at work, with artists, with scholars, and with each other.
Dr. Claire Dawkins, cretor of The Ariel Project
https://thearielproject.weebly.com/the-ariel-project/prospero-the-island-by-jacob-polatty
One entry I thought was really cool was a video game designed by a teacher to tell the story of the Tempest, which sounds like a fascinating concept, and I’ll certainly try to adapt it myself.
The Shakespearean Student 