eng y8 shakespeare intro

What you'll learn

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   Imagine you find an old treasure chest in your attic. Inside is a script written 400 years ago by a man named William Shakespeare!

2. 2

   What did Shakespeare write?

3. 3

   This is a picture of the Globe Theatre in London, where Shakespeare's plays were performed. The audience stood in the middle and watched the actors on stage.

4. 4

   Let's look at a famous line from Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet: 'But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?'

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   What does 'yonder' mean in Shakespeare's language?

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   Drag the words to make a simple sentence the way Shakespeare might have said it: 'I love you'.

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   Which word did Shakespeare use instead of 'you'?