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Shakespeare’s party

Сценарій свята присвяченого творчості В. Шекспіра

Мета: познайомити учнів з життям і творчістю великого поета В.Шекспіра , деякими його сонетами в оригіналі і перекладах Маршака, Фінкеля, Пастернака; практикувати учнів у монологічній мові, тренувати уміння виразного читання сонетів; розвивати комунікативну компетенцію; виховувати  любов до літератури країни мови, що вивчається; розвивати естетичний смак.

Обладнання: портрет Шекспіра;  постер присвячений життю і творчості драматурга; виставка книжок із творами В. Шекспіра; карта Британії, на якій позначено місто Стратфорд-на-Ейвоні.

Хід заходу

Compere 1. Dear friends! We are glad to introduce  the  greatest playwright and poet

William Shakespeare to you. This year (2024) we commemorate the 408^th  anniversary  of  William Shakespeare’s death. Our party is dedicated to his life and work. You’ll be able to show your knowledge of his plays and sonnets.

And now let’s introduce the participants. You can see two teams in our hall. Who is the captain of the first team?

(P1: I'm the captain of the team. The name of our team is “The Smartest”.)

Who is the captain of the second team?

 (P2: I'm the captain of the team. The name of our team is “The Golden  Age”.)

Compere 2. To begin with we must choose the jury. Today our jury is:

_____________________________________ ,  the teacher of  English

_____________________________________, the pupil of the _____ form

_____________________________________, the pupil of the _____ form

Compere 1. The name of  William Shakespeare is known all over the world. The last half of the 17^th centuries is known as the Golden  Age of the English literature. It was the time of the English Renaissance, and sometimes it is called “The Age of  Shakespeare”.

Compere 2. In spite of Shakespeare's fame, we know very little about his life because he didn't write any diaries. But it's true to fact that he was born on the 23 of April, 1564 in Stratford - on - Avon, a small town in the centre of Great Britain. In his childhood William went to the local Grammar School, where besides reading and writing he was taught Latin and Greek.

Compere 1. I'd like to add that at that time there were no theatres in England. Groups of actors travelled from town to town and played in different places, usually out - of - doors. Sometimes actors came to Stratford. Young William went to see all their shows and liked them very much. He wanted to become an actor. Sometimes he wrote little plays himself and staged them with his friends.

Compere 2.  At the age of 18 William married Anna Hathaway, who was 9 years older than her husband. She was the eldest of the eight children of a farmer, Richard Hathaway. Their first daughter was born in 1583. And then twins - a son and a daughter followed in 1585. By the way, I know that W. Shakespeare lived in Stratford until he was about 21. Then he left for London. I wonder why he left his native town.

Compere 1. It is unknown. Probably life in Stratford was hard and he wanted to earn some money.

Compere 2. Maybe. In London William joined a group of actors. The famous Globe Theatre was the centre of London's theatrical life. Shakespeare played on stage and  wrote plays for this theatre.

Compere 1.  The first period (1590 - 1600) of Shakespeare's creative work consists of comedies and historical dramas. In this period he wrote such histories as "King Henry the IV", "King Henry the V", "King Richard the II", "King Richard the III" etc. Here the author showed historical events and dramatic characters. Speaking about his famous tragedies, I can say that they appeared in the second period of his literary work between 1600 and 1608. In the plays of this time, the dramatist reaches his full maturity. These are "Hamlet", "King Lear", " Macbeth", " Othello".  "Romeo and Juliet", I think, is one of his best plays. It's a tragedy but it is full of love, youth and humanism.

Compere  2. How you are right! It is my favourite play, too. I was greatly impressed when reading it for the first time. The dramatist's plays of the third period (1609 - 1611) are called Romantic Dramas. They are "The Tempest", "The winter's Tale" etc. In 1612 Shakespeare left London for Stratford. He didn't act any more. Since 1613 he no longer wrote plays. Nobody knows what he did during the last years of his life. Eventually, he died on the 23 of April 1616. It's incredible but true that he died on his birthday at the age of 52.

Compere 1. Now let’s start our competition. I wish you good luck.  We'll ask you the questions. (1) If you give the right answer then your team will get 2 points for each question.

1. Who was William Shakespeare? (William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright.)
2. When and where was he born? (He was born on the twenty-third of April, 1564  in Stratford - on - Avon.)
3. At what age did he marry? (He married at the age of 18.)
4. Who was his wife? (Anna Hathaway)
5. Where did he move a few years later? (He moved to London.)
6. What was his job? (He was an actor.)
7. How many plays did he write? (He wrote 37 plays.)
8. How many sonnets did he write?  (He wrote 154 sonnets.)
9. What was the name of Shakespeare's theater? (Shakespeare's Globe theater)
10. When and where did he die? ( He died on the twenty-third of April, 1616  in Stratford - on - Avon.)

Jury, sum up the points, please.

(“The Smartest”  has got  ______ points 

"The Golden  Age”  has got  _______points)

Compere 1. Have you ever visited  a theatre? Let’s name the main parts of the theatre. (2)  For  every correct answer you'll get two points .  (слайд 24)

What is number one (2, 3... 9)?  (It is .......... ).

a - the stage                        f - the orchestra pit

b - the stalls                        g - the wings

c - the boxes                       h - a curtain

d - the dress circle              i - scenery

e - the balcony

Key:  1a, 2f, 3h, 4g, 5i, 6b, 7c, 8d, 9e.

Jury, sum up the points, please.

Compere 1 . The next item of our competition is to match  the beginnings with the endings of some Shakespeare's plays and translate them into Ukrainian.(3)  For every correct ending you'll get two points .   (слайд 25)

The beginnings:

-A Midsummer

-Anthony and

-The Taming

-The Comedy

-Hamlet

-The Merry Wives

-Julius

    -Twelfth

The endings:

-Caesar

-Of Windsor

-Prince of Denmark

-Of the Shrew

- Night

-Night's Dream

-Cleopatra

-Of Errors

Compere 2 . While the teams are doing their task the pupils will recite Shakespeare's  wonderful Sonnet 91 and get acquainted with its Ukrainian translation.

(звучить пісня « Сонет» у виконанні А. Пугачової)

Sonnet 91

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

Some in their wealth, some bodies in their force;

Some in their garments, though new - fangled ill;

Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;

And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure

Where in it finds a joy above the rest.

But these particulars are not my measure;

All these I better in one general best.
    The love is better than high birth to me,
    Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,

Of more delight than hawks or horses be,

And having thee, of all men's pride I boast;
    Wretched alone in this, that thou mayst take

All this away, and me most wretched make.

And I'd like to recite the translation of the sonnet by Marshak:

Хто хвалиться своїм спорідненням зі знаттю,

Хто силою, хто блискучим галуном,

Хто гаманцем, хто пряжками на сукню,

Хто соколом, собакою, скакуном.

Є у людей різні пристрастья,

Але кожному наймиліші одне.

А у мене особливе щастя-

У ньому все інше укладене.

Твоя любов, мій друг, дорожче скарбу,

Почесніше корони королів,

Нарядніше багатого вбрання,

Соколиного полювання веселіше.

Ти можеш все відняти, чим я володію,

І у цю мить відразу я збіднію.

Are you ready?  Let's look at the correct answers.  (слайд 26)

Key:

-"A Midsummer night's Dream" -  "Сон в літню ніч"

-"Anthony and Cleopatra" -  "Антоній і Клеопатра"

-"The Comedy of Errors",  - "Комедія помилок"

-"The Taming of the Shrew",  -"Приборкання норовливої"

-"Hamlet, Prince of Denmark",  -"Гамлет, Принц Датський"

-"The Merry Wives of Windsor",  -"Віндзорські пустунки"

-"Julius Caesar",  -"Юлій Цезар"

    -"Twelfth Night" - "Дванадцята ніч"

Jury, sum up the points, please.

Compere 1 . As you know, William Shakespeare was an actor, a poet and a dramatist at the same time. All in all, he wrote 37 plays, 2 poems and 154 sonnets where he showed his creative genius. I want to suggest you a kind of a competition. I wrote the titles of  Shakespeare’s works on the cards. Among them there are comedies and tragedies. Your task is to put them according to their literary genres.(4) You’ll have 4 minutes and you’ll get 2 points for every correct answer.  (слайд 27)

'A Midsummer night's Dream',  'Anthony and Cleopatra',  ' The Comedy of Errors',

' The Taming of the Shrew',  ' Hamlet', ' The Merry Wives of Windsor', ' Julius Caesar',

'Romeo and Juliet',  'The  Merchant of Venice',  'As You Like It',  'Twelfth Night', 

'All's Well That Ends Well',  'Othello',  'King Lear',  'Macbeth'.

Compere 2 . While the teams are doing their task we’ll listen to Sonnet 130 performed by the pupils of the  ______________ form.

              (в якості фону тихо звучить лютневая музика «Спандольетта»)

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 I see in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes there is 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 compare false.

Are you ready?  Let's look at the correct answers.  (слайд 28)

Key:

Jury, sum up the points, please.

Compere 2. A good captain is the flag of the team.  Let’s begin our captain’s competition. It is called "The Best Reciter". (5)  The  captains will recite Shakespeare's  wonderful Sonnet 66. So, let's listen to them and see who is the best in reciting poems. Forthe best poem the team will get five points .

                    Sonnet 66

Tired with all these, for restful death I cry;

As to behold desert a beggar born,

And needy nothing trimm'd in jollity,

And purest faith unhappily forsworn,

And gilded honour shamefully misplaced,

And maiden virtue rudely strumpeted,

And right perfection wrongfully disgraced,

And strength by limping sway disabled,

And art made tongue - tied by authority,

And folly doctor - like controlling skill,

And simple truth miscall'd simplicity,

And captive good attending captain ill:

Tired with all these, from these would I be gone,

Save that, to die, I leave my love alone.

Jury, value this competition, please!

Compere 1.  It’s high time to have the last competition.

Match quotations from Shakespeare’s works with their translation. (6)  You’ll have 2 minutes to do it. And  each  right answer will give you two points.  (слайд 29)

Key: 1.B  2.E  3.A  4.H  5.I  6.F  7.D  8.J  9.G  10.C

Compere 2 .  While the teams are doing their task we’ll ask some questions to the audience.

1. Who was William Shakespeare? (William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright.)
2. When and where was he born? (He was born on the twenty-third of April, 1564  in Stratford - on - Avon.)
3. At what age did he marry? (He married at the age of 18.)
4. Where did he move a few years later? (He moved to London.)
5. What was his job? (He was an actor.)
6. How many plays did he write? (He wrote 37 plays.)
7. How many sonnets did he write?  (He wrote 154 sonnets.)
8. How many poems did he write?  (He wrote 2 poems.)

     9. Name some of Shakespeare's comedies ( 'A Midsummer night's Dream',

' The Comedy of Errors',  ' The Taming of the Shrew',  ' The Merry Wives of Windsor',

'As You Like It',  'Twelfth Night',  'All's Well That Ends Well' )

    10. Name some of Shakespeare's tragedies ('Anthony and Cleopatra',  ' Hamlet',  

' Julius Caesar',  'Romeo and Juliet',   'The  Merchant of Venice',  'Othello',  'King Lear',

'Macbeth')

11. What was the name of Shakespeare's theater? (Shakespeare's Globe theater)

12. When and where did he die? ( He died on the twenty-third of April, 1616  in Stratford - on -Avon.)

Are you ready?  Let's look at the correct answers.  (слайд 30)

(слайд 31)

 Compere 2 .  It must be admitted that British people are very proud of their great poet and call him" Our National Bard", "The Immortal Poet of Nature", "The Swan of Avon", "The Great Unknown".  Shakespeare is beloved by Ukrainian people. His plays are staged in our theatres as well as all over the world and are always a great success with the public.

Compere 1 .And now it’s time for the jury to sum up the results of our competition.

(Виступ журі) “The Smartest”  has got  ______ points 

The Golden  Age”  has got  _______points

The winner is team ____________.  Our congratulations.

(звучить сюїта для лютні Франческо да Мілано)

 Compere 1 . All is well that ends well. Our party is coming to an end. We are very glad that so many pupils have taken an active part in this English party. It was pleasant to see that all of  you know quite a lot about William Shakespeare. Thank you so much for your attention. Enjoy reading Shakespeare!