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The Tempest complete work (Guglielmi, Plescia, Gigantiello, Del Zoppo)

presentazione shakespeare == =**Romeo & Juliet - Tavarozzi, D'Ambra, De Curtis, Di Maria, Licursi**=


 * A Midsummer night's dream - Colombo, Fiocco, Spedaliere, Vietri, Travaglini **

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Hamlet- Cocco, Graduato, Della Luna, Malorni, Musacchio = = = = = = = = = = =**The Elizabethan Theatre**= = = = = =**WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564 - 1616): ENGLAND'S GENIUS**=

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Shakespeare's history plays were based on real political events. there were kings, queens and lordsbut peasants, workers and soldiers had an important role too. during this period England was considered a nation. the histoy plays belonged to families, village cocommunities, houselords or local lords and told the story of the civil war between Yorks and Lancaster. his history plays were divided into two tetralogies: a group of four plays, each group included some different parts of the history.=====


 * The tragic playwright (Cocco, Plescia, Musacchio e Fiocco) ** Shakespeare created tragedies in a period o f transition between the medieval and modern worlds, and this fact influenced his style. Shakespeare’s work was very different from classical tragedy but people who went to theatres were attracted from this new type of tragedy. In his stories he presented the real life, political power and political problems.

**The language genius (Di Maria, Guglielmi, Campolieti, Vigliotti)**
Shakespeare uses a poetic, rich and theatrical language. He coined new words and expressions still used today, in modern English. He chooses actual themes, as love, jealousy, racism, mourning, religion, family. He confounds the reader/audience: he/it was asked to laugh in tragical scenes, and he/it was engaged in profound philosophical questions in a comic scene.

**The comedian (Tavarozzi, Schiassi, De Curtis, D'Ambra)**
The themes of Shakespeare's comedies are: disguise, complicated love, misteken identity and romantic misunderstandigs. The comedies turn around the passage of a woman's or a man's life from childhood to marriage, the event in which young people leave parents' home.

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The Black Death was the worst plague to strike medieval Europe, leaving millions dead and irrevocably changing the social and economic landscape on the continent. The Bubonic plague emerged in Asia in the 1320s and 30s, and migrated westwards. By the year 1347 it had reached the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and from there was carried on ships to places such as Cyprus, Sicily and France. A year later the plague was in England and Germany, and continued to spread into northern and Eastern Europe.
 * THE BLACK DEATH**

The plague was carried by fleas that would hitch rides on rats and humans, passing on the disease. Those who were infected would quickly become very ill with bleeding -- parts of the body would swell and become black. The patient would soon start vomiting blood and within two or three days be dead.

The Black Death devastated the medieval world -- estimates of the death toll reach into the hundreds of millions. In the city of Florence the population fell from over a hundred thousand to less than fifty thousand, while one London account says that one-third of its people were killed by the pandemic. The plague hit some areas harder than others, but very few places in Europe were sparred.

Medieval people believed that the disease was spread by 'bad air' and some scholars speculated that the problem was due to astronomical events. Most thought the real reason behind the plague was that it was God's punishment for people's sins -- and some sought to appease God by building churches and practising penance such as flagellation. Others tried to find scapegoats, such as Jews and lepers, who the accused of poisoning the water supply. In the German city of Strasbourg over two thousand Jews were murdered by angry mobs.

Although the disease ran its course, it would strike again over the next several decades and in later centuries. The massive depopulation provoked huge economic and social changes. Medieval historians continue to be researching this impact as well as many other aspects of the Black Death. In today's society, which is still concerned with pandemics spreading throughout the world, the Black Death is an eerie reminder the deadly consequences of pandemic disease.

[[file:The pardoner.pptx]]The pardoner:(Schiassi-Graduato)
= The Miller (Spedaliere - Vietri)=

Here's the link to the table:
@http://laurabernhard.edublogs.org/files/2011/09/pilgrim-characteristics-study-guide-1am0awh.pdf =THE PRIORESS (Musacchio, Cocco)= =**COMPLETE WORK: THE KNIGHT**=

COMPLETE WORK: The Franklin

[[file:the doctor of physic.ppt]]The doctor of physic (Di Maria - Colombo)
** The Wife of Bath - Tavarozzi, Plescia**

=**Here's the link to the text of the Knight:**= http://sitemaker.umich.edu/garmentsinthecanterburytales/knight INFORMAZIONI http://chivalrytoday.com/chaucer%E2%80%99s-knightly-virtues/ INFORMAZIONI http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/knightport.htm TESTO COMPLETO NON PARAFRASATO CON ASCOLTO

=**Here's the link to the text of the Prioress:**= http://pandarmato.blogspot.it/2011/05/prioress-general-prologue-di-geoffrey.html

=**THE CANTERBURY TALES (G.Chaucer)**= =**Group Work - THE PILGRIMS**=

Lavoro: - Descrizione Chaucer e dell'opera - Descrizione personaggi assegnati
 * ===CHARACTER=== || ===GROUP=== ||
 * the Knight || Guglielmi - Campolieti ||
 * the Prioress || Cocco - Musacchio ||
 * the Miller || Spedaliere - Vietri ||
 * the Pardoner || Schiassi - Graduato ||
 * the Wife of Bath || Tavarozzi - Plescia ||
 * the Man of Law || Licursi - Gigantiello ||
 * the Merchant || Vigliotti - De Curtis ||
 * the Physician || Colombo - Di Maria ||
 * the Franklin || Del Zoppo - Della Luna ||
 * The Guildsmen || D'Ambra - Fiocco ||

DA CONSEGNARE ENTRO: Giovedì 14 marzo   lavoro inglese: Colombo, De Curtis, Di Maria, Fiocco, Vietri, Vigliotti Lavoro svolto da: Cocco, Musacchio, Plescia e Licursi Lavoro svolto da: Fernando Della Luna e Nicola Del Zoppo lavoro svolto da Gigantiello, Graduato, Tavarozzi, Schiassi e Spedaliere  lavoro realizzato da: Guglielmi - Campolieti - D'Ambra   Welcome to "The Celts" __#|home__ page

DOMESDAY BOOK: the text media type="youtube" key="sK7SbJg2tdA" height="315" width="420" = It is thought the Celts lived generally ** on **// hill forts //** which consisted of ditches and banks surrouding a hilltop. ** = || || ==The Celts were valorous warriors. The principal Celtic weapons were a long bladed sword and a spear. They also fought in horse-drawn war carriages. Celtic women fought, too. Tacitus said they were as large and frightening as the men.== In fact, in Celtic society women were equal to men: they could choose the man they wanted to marry and they could retain a property. They could also become queens. media type="youtube" key="a8ThKACcj_g" height="313" width="560" align="center"
 * [[image:3adovidio/The birth of the Nation 3A/The Celts/Celts_in_Europe.png caption="Celts_in_Europe.png"]] || **The Celts lived across most of Europe. They settled in Britain between about 750 and 100 BC. They brought ironworking to the British Isles: iron was stronger than other materials and its introduction marked the beginning of the Iron Age.**= = ||
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==The Celts were // polytheists //, they worshipped many gods and goddesses giving them //precious objects// or through sacrifices of //animals// and //humans,// too. They worshipped //natural elements//, such as the moon, the sun and the stars. The sacrifices were entrusted to the Druids. This population sacrificed //weapons// (spears, shields and swords) throwing them into lakes and rivers and they had much respect for their ancestors' heads; the Celts cut off them and worshipped the //skulls// like gods.== ==**The Celts relied in the** // oral transmission // **of culture and what we know today of them comes from the old tales and poems of the last generations of the Celts.**== ==**The basic unit of Celtic life was the** // clan //**, that was an extended family. Clans joined together with other clans to form** // tribes //**: each tribe had its customs.**== ==They lived in // huts // made of wood with //tatched roofs.//==
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== Through looking at objects made of iron and other materials which have survived over time, was possible discover lots of things about these tribes. == == In fact, nowadays, we know they were // farmers // and they introduced the // iron plough //. In the countryside in Britain we can see the long and narrow pattern of the Celtic field. == Giada Barone, Antonella Galante, Maria Chiara Luccitelli, Dora Ruccolo, Claudio Sistarelli ** Besides the resources we provided here, you can explore these two websites to collect more information about British History before the Celts arrived and during the Iron Age ** [] [] ** Here below a video of Enya, an Irish singer who uses Celtic language to write and sing her songs. It is an evidence of how important Celts were for Bitish Isles ** || media type="youtube" key="yyR1c7CWCQw" height="315" width="420"|| Hi-ri, Hi-ro, Hi-ri. Hoireann is O, ha hi, ra ha, ra ho ra. Hoireann is O, ha hi, ra ha, ra ha ra. Hi-ri, Hi-ra, Hi-ri. Saol na saol, Tus go deireadh. Ta muid beo Go deo. Saol na saol, Tus go deireadh. Ta muid beo Go deo. Hi-ri, Hi-ra, Hi-ri, Hoireann is O, ho hi, ra ha, ra ha ra. || Traces of populations who lived in Britain much before the Celts || media type="youtube" key="5yz0xNkMmAI" height="315" width="420"|| Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, however this was not the first stone structure on the site The surrounding circular earth __#|bank__ and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. New archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project indicates that Stonehenge served as a burial ground from its earliest beginnings The dating of cremated remains found that burials took place as early as 3000 B.C, when the first ditches were being built around the monument. Burials continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years when the giant stones which mark the landmark were put up. According to Professor Mike Parker Pearson, head of Stonehenge Riverside Project Stonehenge was a place of burial from its beginning to its zenith in the mid third millennium B.C. The cremation burial dating to Stonehenge's sarsen stones phase is likely just one of many from this later period of the monument's use and demonstrates that it was still very much a domain of the dead. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia || =The Anglo-Saxons= [] []
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