Shakespear's 3plays., Summaries of English Literature

This file contains the summary and analysis of the plays Macbeth and Hamlet and contains a brief background about the about Shakespeare kind of biography. It also contains an overview about the play of the Merchant of Venice while focusing on while focusing on the most famous speech hath not a Jew eyes.

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Plays: - Macbeth FTA omit SHAKESPEARE - The merchant ofvenice IN FIVE MINUTES —— oe @ The Bard of Avon “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” © Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 © Wrote 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and several poems © Works done & performed at The Globe Theatre in London @ Most Famous Plays 4 Tragedies — @ Comedies “To be, or not to be, ® Hamlet * Macbeth ‘® A Midsummer Night's Dream, that is the question.” © Othello * King Lear © Much Ado About Nothing, : & Histories — Teg Night 5 Richard Ill « Henry V © Richard III « Henry V @ Famous Quotes _ & To be, or not to be, that is the question.” Q The Elizabethan Era “What's in a name? That which we call a The iin oF Queen Elizabeth rose by any other name would smell as, sweet.” I sagslom, atr’s golden age 9 Some are born great, some achieve greatness, for arts and exploration and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — 4Q This rich Renaissance drama His words and stories continue to shape the world. © Translated into bin 100+ languages 49 Works stud, perform, & adapted _ His words and stories continue to shape the world. a eye 1606 - Tranedoy = play. - central idea! oyreediness for gover. FF arame of alichorian, who Kied ol overview : Sethnas > He : NM cenhury. place + $eotland nowber rane oh gp bo sto in sabe bo be dre 10, Baton) _ Mechel. vided by a strame prophecy & dri ven by \ns for power, uses deciek £ murder to malfe cai Love ke Wwnselt Kamer ol Scotlond. 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SU dalt nscovers the murders £. a eu | durzne this (Chaos) Macher Kills Bon x a, Ty eVnon’ J Lar dls neti: Gg f O ¢ | Qeenstlence Huem)<| Claiwiney he" inform al&boin) eee geass Voluwwth Ds feate “Ji tre olecied bo flee ane bo Ereland the other be Irdand. re scared to be He nexk guily | > se chelly leave = lady “Md. Tele. Themes: —— , Suspicion® begins, AKingship kb etray (] ; | Deception Li appearance Vs Leadity , Disorder £ chass, ks Scene Y Hitor Chatackers (Resk Old man) Arseyss shro nage evertts reH+ crime Eh od nalure te dis ordered Gt should be }: ig sak Xs dats find): “by Hi clock ‘bs daw Z yer dark night skrangles Hee hrewalling lamp” TR ae ine Dossante.. rapier en Ohad A wild on nd bure -- ake each o Tiong? Macy —> Macbelh crouned Hue King y neliose ouabain cons mola. es heshaclowing —> The Princes were blamed. M-b & He ALi hemes = Dis ord’ m $nalure_, Fabe bch ASCq Menles, ee 7 Divin_ovder broken (reqicide) LSuspition po likical dEension. aMobbet 7s akLecially Hey Kirey 7 oy I wy wy DW) WD} a3 art 2 Lslady Machel. sees Machedh fo LULS bine fe eave his gle Lheuphts bebined - She soid “ing: “Whds. done, 00 : Seer eae Kine _ feels sj oft Sih; Faglth 300 a [ote is sorry he Killed Duncen. — Yeo can! sleep -Csymbel : peace) -He & suspicious of Bona oot. other ee nae _Seene 2 ew bebore_he dies he tells _Fleance &iynd: “Ely, atl. Elomtcé Ly sbly Lgl = bi he wideband Jue “shalia & Machel, itletbin- Fleance CIcgpe = Madber fails» Prophecy shill afive. Theme : Lele aa es conttalled ZeViolace pal L, cycle. vce 4 be nj 1 Aer ZFleance sh = Come wf blooy Race Leds Mak Bang. Killed bs Hr to sek » iL byb ~Leonx tells Mache cok im ay Ss a —o bol & LAX 4 < tk. The gperhs ue ok: swe B why he ae ee an lady As handle Me si hbion be calms him down, lg the — ghost comes back £ he shart scream ov. nid lady athe to_end Hee hanguel. Hallycalion). —pisicgh sia ta thiede ab ab Machel he saa Ma cdl dohies his person at- eur F bid t ae PME Bis. situcbion to valde wy bloat as it ib uns_4@ (ver ab blak ) Aks ae bo Lok. back to Lud De Nica w_inskead he continue forwarh of Killin nex) zm _in blood Stepp’d_in_so far et ‘Wrath _ Luade eno more, Reburning were as tedious as 20-0 ver. : Medbalh. conto public || public | cae oint—}- ~ he plans to see hhe wilches a aged a Theaes:. Cult phages loajcad call peal a.ealyy ae fico (not uviblen by Shp >) whikches meet Tacale Plan lo decieve Me. = lee controlled sok caticlling,. =f ilse securily Scene 6 bz Minar chavndhers (Lenox Lloyd ) dscuss lash vente _suspeck Mache. He Cyrant) + We've inbganed tual Malconr non in_ hee Cot of paps dees joins Malcon 1 to fiyich aU le Lack £ delealt Micteth Th ine S: Politixal febellion_»_Sustic e_Vs. a cob Joyall Opposthion rises! >Machofté, AawnlAll begin. i 3 CamScanner | | 2a ee ee PSSST SIBRK && [79 on hs cchualy So he! seeng 2 Macdul! vs. Machel Copaal, vs evi ae se Ross la oyod visibor) has visik lady Nocdubt. i She x a angry, od- her husband. Che's gone rin his. Sarai _ enpralecil) aA messanger walns Ihim-yleo \abe>_ > Murderers Kill_hec_sons 4 chase heir boo: hemes Innocence dlesh reoned _»~ Ty ran ty oh Mabe, = = Family vz ve. political duly ,& Corrap)ion ot- Stott and zg Scene 8 Gelking 1 Military comp & resland.)_ | G " i. com_, & English soldivers » steal be invade __ Scotland 4 et rid oe a Koss eal s. Ma cduth’s ily Ls swale ed he. a Aliné D° our wike & omen 5_Savaoyoliy si Laugh red __ Yor Wal cam) plans lo met ck Havel 4 Kit him: - Scoltland = sich comlry under Maciel. Themes: True Kingship vs. kyranns a Gounkru, — Blan hocd redehined , & ae Beta | | Gver od! act ¥ ; Machele becomes Pally ky rank i __ emotto olen 5 & de lee cel trom oA iMy _feleqg | & eylreme am, bition £ false immunity _misund fs lenge bo estruebion- -»> now Mache js no longo hyreg Ic_hevo_ he's by mak heading, ke: down Lad. wevwrweoeov evevwvo vee eoeewevwevse Ack4 a __ Scene, ft C lady: Mbelr e s Betoun) = Divstens C. aren. Be AM. NTS Aubine, er hand Hse pear: a bef ney. SOuk, i t'd_spekl Nee doclor £ Pee rn. -wsab chine ne am she spid: “od) ‘vho wold have tought Ae old man fo have 6. anch blood on him 2_ (Cotiplete é re * Here» di Me smell of ead still - | reverse a. pelun’ iF 0s one g Ease will nok siuaalaatel 4 s little loa Whar eatlier “Whak's done Cannot be undone: 2 skrenalh +S vel He guilt aboul King D D. , Bang: hI abfs Camilli. = He dochor eile ial her helen is hepdess|, Pibel her medicine_ts spitilut £ by God ently vills (elablal te udder Some how - *IES a pafanoia: Mentally illness - Scene Lolf Seats cathy sides) Ga Scobbich Cee sewoh_ lor an Enalish ne_te Hist Lictaile = Then join lo Malcom Lhis uncle (Siword ) be hig son + Macdlh They deciad be gales sleigh ey, the fate Machel A Ea :@ Cruel Leader 7 C&L SANE SPO os b appeal” Fo move = prophecy shatks aur ios {18 iCgane dof so Heir furor will nal he known - Ly Goinane. G Mal conbalan —— 2g ics) CamScanner