Shakespeare+Retold

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The emergence of cinema in the last century moved Shakespeare from the confines of upper-class snobbery and brought it to the masses. All of these films represent judgements made by film-makers about what constitutes "real Shakespeare".

=Activity= 1. Watch the four clips below and complete the Shakespeare Clip Analysis task (below). This will take at least 30minutes and will be due Thursday. 2. Complete the Modern Adaptation activity below. Due Monday.

Richard III
This play is about one of England's most notorious kings, the conniving Richard III. In the play, Richard usurps the throne by throwing his nephews, the heirs to the throne, in the Tower and eventually having them killed. The trailer below demonstrates how a play bound in history can be recast to speak to a new audience.

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Hamlet
The two clips below radically change the context of Shakespeare's most famous soliloquy.

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The Taming of the Shrew
Many do not realise that //10 Things I Hate About You// (1999) is an adaptation of Shakespeare's //The Taming of the Shrew//.

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Romeo and Juliet
The trailer below is the for 1995 Baz Lurhmann production of //Romeo + Juliet//. The film used the original language and was an enormous success.

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Othello
The trailer below is for the adaptation of Shakespeare's //Othello//, a film entitled //O// (2001, Dir. Tim Blake Nelson). The film's release had to be postponed because it coincided with the Columbine school shootings.

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