William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare's Blog

This is something I might use in my future classroom to help students learn about the life of William Shakespeare. I could use a personal blog to show the important dates and events in his life, setting it up online to keep students interested. There is a better chance they will read a blog while they are already online doing other things than open and read a textbook to get information. It could be an interesting way to use multimedia to teach high school students.

5.3.07

In 1603, Elizabeth I died, leaving James I to be king. Shakespeare wrote under the patronage of James, and created many of his famous plays during this time (ie The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Measure for Measure, etc.)

What did it mean to write under patronage? Does a patron affect what or how an author writes? Post about the 'politics' of patronage; do you think Shakespeare's work was at all affected by James?
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