1. Can lovers see clearly? Bell Work The BIG Question…
An old saying says, “Love is blind.” Is this true? The thrill of falling in love can cloud one’s perceptions of a lover, but usually those clouds drift away over time. Is it possible to see a person’s faults clearly and still love him or her?
Answer on your handout for our closing activity.

2. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature
William Shakespeare
Reintroduction to
Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature

3. A few basic notes on Shakespeare, the man.
Born
April
Died (April 23) 1616

4. Shakespeare Born in Stratford-on-Avon, England Started out as an actor
Wrote 37 plays
Wrote about 154 sonnets

5. Shakespeare’s Birthplace

6. Shakespeare’s Wife
Anne Hathaway
Grew up on a farm in Shottery about a mile from Stratford-on-Avon
25 or 26 when they married- considered an old maid, but she had a dowry
Shakespeare was 17 or 18 when they married
She was pregnant before they were married—a scandal

7. Hewland Farm in Shottery Shakespeare’s wife’s house

8. You can go in and see his grave and those of his wife and children.
Holy Trinity parish church- Stratford Upon Avon where Shakespeare is buried
You can go in and see his grave and those of his wife and children.

9. Look how sad we are! Why? Because he is dead!
There he is!
Look how sad we are! Why? Because he is dead!

10. Wooing
So, about love and what you call “talking” to a person your are interested in…
In what ways do you let that person know you are interested in courting or wooing him or her?

11. What is a sonnet?
A sonnet is a 14-line verse form (poem) usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes. Shakespeare’s sonnets contain three quatrains (four lines) and couplet(two lines) at the end. The quatrains set up a problem or theme (often love) and the couplet solves it.

12. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.
Iambic pentameter
The English or Shakespearean sonnet is written in iambic pentameter (PEN-ta-meter or pen-TAM-e-ter). It was the beat of the 16th century.
The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.
An iamb is a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be good BYE.
A line of iambic pentameter flows like this:
baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM / baBOOM

13. Examples from Shakespearean sonnets:
Iambic pentameter
Examples from Shakespearean sonnets:
When I / do COUNT / the CLOCK / that TELLS / the TIME (Sonnet 12)
When I do count the clock that tells the time.
I ALL / a LONE / be WEEP / my OUT/ cast STATE (Sonnet 29)
I all alone beweep my outcast state.
Shall I / com PARE/ thee TO / a SUM / mer’s DAY? (Sonnet 18)
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
WHY?

14. An visual and audio example:
Iambic pentameter
An visual and audio example:
IAMBIC PENTAMETER

15. Sonnet 73
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a) When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b) Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a) Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b) In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c) As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d) Which by and by black night doth take away, (c) Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d) In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e) That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f) As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e) Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)    This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, (g)    To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)

16. Sonnet 73
Taking each quatrain separately, we will analyze the problem or topic set up by the sonnet: First Quatrain That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. To whom do you think the speaker speaking? What imagery clues are there to the age of the speaker?

17. Sonnet 73
Second Quatrain In me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. How does this quatrain echo the first? What might “Death’s second self” be? What might “seals up all in rest” suggest?

18. Sonnet 73
Third Quatrain In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. Each quatrain is addressed personally. When you see the embers of a glowing fire, what was there before it? How is the speaker using this image? What is the “it” in the third line? Now, what idea do you think the three quatrains introduce?

19. Sonnet 73
The couplet
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
Again, the speaker addresses his love directly.
Why does the speaker think his lover/partner’s love will become stronger as death nears?
Do you agree with this conclusion?
What do you feel is the tone of this sonnet? The tone of a literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts and can portray a variety of emotions to help the reader ascertain the writer’s feelings toward a particular topic, influencing the reader’s understanding of the literary work.

20. What is the purpose of this sonnet? Its tone?
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (a) When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang (b) Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, (a) Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. (b) In me thou seest the twilight of such day (c) As after sunset fadeth in the west, (d) Which by and by black night doth take away, (c) Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. (d) In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire (e) That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, (f) As the death-bed whereon it must expire (e) Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by. (f)    This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong, (g)    To love that well which thou must leave ere long. (g)
What is the purpose of this sonnet? Its tone?

21. Practice
Your group will be assigned a quatrain of the Sonnet 137 to analyze.
Read the entire sonnet aloud, then focus on your quatrain by rereading it and analyzing its meaning and recording it for sharing.
Then, look at the couplet and determine its meaning.
Decide what tone you feel the speaker is implying

22. Sonnet 137 My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun*;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d**, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks,
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks***
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go,
My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.    
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied**** with false compare.
*a dull, grayish color **silk ***stink ****contradict
Groups 1 & 3
Groups 2 & 6
Groups 4 & 5
All Groups

23. In your groups
Using the text, have one member of the team read the sonnet aloud, then answer the Text Analysis questions for each sonnet on pages 326, 328, and 329 using the back of your handout.
Remember, you are working as a GROUP. Discuss your ideas with your group mates and come to a conclusion before you record the answers.
Assessment: Today, I will take ONE of the worksheets at random to assess for a grade, so make sure your group number is on every paper. In future, you will analyze a sonnet on your own to show mastery. At that point we will determine whether or not I must reteach this so all of you achieve mastery of the analysis of Elizabethan/Shakesperean sonnets.

24. Closing
Look back at what you wrote about lovers and whether or not they see clearly. Take two minutes to come up with a statement for your whole group about that idea. One person will report to the class.

25. 2nd Nine weeks groups – 6th Period
Trevor Boltz
Kevin Reed
Raven Miller
Jasmine Wheeler
Tijuandre Garrett
Group 2
Heath Covington
Teresa Sy
Tad Onwu
Jason Wyatt
Taylor McBurney
Group 3 Ian Coyner Richard Taylor Kole Shipp Macey Capps Cortavious Nelson Group 4 Anthony Hutchings Matt Adcock Tiara Smith Taylor Cottrell
Group 5
Savannah Lawson
Jalen Campbell
Carrigan Summers
Jamarious Johnson
Group 6
Abby Norris
Austin Dye
Maya Watson
Logan Minshall

26. 2nd Nine weeks groups – 3rd Period
Maritza Badillo
De’Andre Banks
Alyndria Carroll
Adrianna Evans
Kay Smith
Group 4
Brittany Clement
Jerricho Duff
Morgan Evans
Ora Mintlow
Nesha Wilson
Group 2 Zach Feaster Shane Heady Jamie Miller Kristian King Group 5 Stephen Ford Austin Hulme Bernice LaQuart Allison Mitchell
Group 3
William Mueller
Dillon Raper
Mikayla Rivera
Smitty Smithson
Group 6
Aaron Nouanesabap
Qyiesha Smalls
Jay Smartt
Anna Smith

27. 2nd Nine weeks groups – 5th Period
Manaf Al Kaissi
Connor Wilson
Bailey Johnson
Alton Itsaleumsack
Angelina Newkirk
Group 2
Anthony Beaver
Kaylin Witas
Kirk Neal
Travis Martin
Madison Smith
Group 3 Tamara Booker Kelsey Woodard Mariko Odom Adam Mayo Allison Elliot Group 4 Logan Goad Mariah Cornish Markel Payne Savannah Casto
Group 5
Daniel Good
Justin Haynes
Courtney Raburn
Alex Reach
Group 6
Dalton Messenger
Taylor Howse
Shay Bowers
Rakias Ivy

28. 2nd Nine weeks groups – 7th Period
Sarah Bertrand
Rodrickas Collins
RJ Cunningham
Nicole Vasco
Trey Niewiemski
Group 2
Monica Onate
McKenna Earp
Daryka Battle
Jamie Underwood
Blake Speck
Group 3 Jordan Sanders Jena Goodman A-One Man Brock Burdett Group 4 Ashleigh Lozier Lauren McCluskey Lauren Mankin Jenessa Hamilton Maj Ahmad
Group 5
Dania Cortez
Shamesha Talley
Kenneth Mathews
Benjamin Hardebeck
Josh Deleon
Group 6
Melissa Crutchfield
Hunter Taylor
Kirsten McCormick
Ethan Hassell
Ricky Philachack

29. Closing