Shakespeare Year 8 Literacy 2012

I chose this because it offers anothers opinion on the topic of William Shakespeare's true identity. It does not offer sources and is unreliable as a source for a research topic, but definitely provides food for thought and allows you to know what others think. The whole debate is solely about the subjects opinion, so I guess it doesn't matter if there are no sources.

NO sources! Not very reliable you little child. :}

I chose this phrase because I was interested in its potential metaphorical meaning and use. I was intrigued and swayed by the word 'cake'. :3 nomnom

LOL at your amzing love of cake :/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/

lol at your overuse of emoticons and total spam-like messages :3 #billyissilly

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5i. In a copy of the First Folio now at the Folger Shakespeare Library, the following poem is written in a hybrid secretary-italic hand from the 1620s: Here Shakespeare lies whom none but Death could Shake, And here shall lie till judgement all awake, When the last trumpet doth unclose his eyes, The wittiest poet in the world shall rise.

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The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy Mud-slinging One of the saddest and least helpful aspects of the Shakespeare authorship controversy is the mud-slinging indulged in by advocates of both 'sides' - the so-called 'Stratfordians' who represent the orthodox traditional viewpoint that the Stratford-upon-Avon actor William Shakespeare wrote the Shakespeare plays, and the 'anti-Stratfordians' (I prefer the term 'non-Stratfordians') who reckon that the actor did not actually write the plays himself but was a mask for the true author or authors.

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Many Oxfordians believe that the true author of Shakespeare's plays was an aristocrat named Edward De Vere. The evidence for this comprehensive, ranging from Edward de Vere's aristocratic knowledge of the upper classes through to his education and the structural similarities between his poetry and Shakespeare's.

phrases, sayings, idioms and expressions at The meaning and origin of the expression: A sea change Meaning A radical change or transformation. Origin From Shakespeare's The Tempest, 1610: ARIEL [sings]: Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes: Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.

Chris Muffin, I feel like saying 'you really are a muffin' ( 'cause I LOVE YOUR "nom de plume" ) but instead I'm just going to thank you for making this pick! What a find! It's extremely interesting since it's such a contemporary Australian phrase. The Shakespearean verse is beautiful yet so macabre.....I've must confess to using this turn of phrase completely oblivious to this original reference. I wonder, if anywhere in Shakespeare's works is there is a reference to a "tree change" ?! If there isn't, I challenge you make to a similarly styled verse.......

This is a website on the Shakespeare Marlowe conspiracy.

Hi Huw, Your commentary a little brief. I'd like to see more critical appreciation in your selection of a website in support of Marlowe. This is a blog by "the Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection"? What are the credentials of this author? It's difficult to have much confidence in this site. It does provide plenty of food for thought and a link to this website http://www.marloweshakespeare.org/ which I feel offers better support. Can you also try and and a RELEVENT tag or tags to describe this info. in keywords..... PS is your pic of Marlowe?

I picked this because it is an emotional saying that i was interested in. It exercises the meaning behind the saying which i have heard multiple times before.

The cases of the Oxfordians and Stratfordians As regards the Oxfordian arguments for their man, I find their case very weak. Their argument is mainly based on parallels between Edward de Vere's life and the plays. But as Jerome Harner points out in a thorough and quite humorous analysis of the Oxfordian arguments, the parallels are even stronger with regard to Bacon's life.

This webpage is for Dr. Wheeler's literature students, and it offers introductory survey information concerning the literature of classical China, classical Rome, classical Greece, the Bible as Literature, medieval literature, Renaissance literature, and genre studies. This particular page focuses on the question of whether or not Shakespeare was the author of the plays commonly attributed to him.

Are any of these phrases familiar to you? List which ones you know.... Pick your favourite and read all about and take some notes to share with our group.

This is a stylish video about the importance of language in Shakespeare's plays, in particular how he used it to insult for dramatic effect!

The Royal Shakespeare Company

The BBC guide is aimed at a younger audience, however, it's an appealing presentation, reputable authorship, great links and resources make it hard to pass up. You can play 'To be or not to be" game.

Video introduction to using Diigo. Watch this to get an understanding of how Diigo works.