Wednesday, December 4, 2013

The Taming Of The Shrew

In the  English countryside, A man called  Christopher Sly has become has become a target to prank. Bianca who men wanted to marry her, but she could not get married until Katherine her sister got married. One day A man called Petruchio comes and wants to marry Katherine, and he "tames" her and turns her into a normal human being.


Characters

Katherine: Called the "shrew" her nickname is Kate. She is the oldest of the sisters, and she eventually gets married with petruchio.

Petruchio: He "tames the shrew" ,and he marries Katherine after taming her, and lies to her saying that his stuff is not fit for her.

Bianca: The younger daughter of Baptista, and have men vie for her hand in marriage, but her older sister Katherine.

Baptista: The father of Bianca, and wont allow anyone to marry Bianca until Katherine get married.

Lucenito: one of the young students of Pisa, and comes to study at the renowned university.

Tranio: The servant of Lucentio, and he follows Lucenito to Pisa.

Gremio and Hortensio: They are the two gentlemen who want bianca, though they are rivals the both help to get a goal, and got petruchio to marry katherine.

Grumio: The servant of petruchio and the fool in Taming of the Shrew.

Biondello: Lucentio's second servant and assists in Lecentio's and Tranio's plan.

Christopher Sly: A  drunken tinker that was tricked into  believing  he was a lord by a nobleman.


Casting

Katherine: Alkmini
Petruchio: Elijah


Bianca: Zoe
Baptista: Johnathan
Lucentio:Timothy
Tranio: Wilson
Gremio: Kevin
Hortensino: Gabriel

Here is a video performance

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Oberon in A Mid Summer Night Dream

  Oberon is the fairy king in the Mid Summer Night Dream, and he is the one who tries to have Demetrius fall in love with Helena, but instead he has lysander fall in love with Helena, as well with Demetrius, and so he has puck try to fix the mess. eventually everything goes back to normal, and Demetrius falls in love with Helena.

Who is told to smell his way to Dover and in which play?

 In King lear, Gloucester smells his way to Dover.

In King Lear there are 5 acts, the first one has 5 scenes, the 

second

has 4 scenes, the third it has 7 scenes, the fourth has 7 scenes as 

well, and the  fifth has 3 scenes.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Which Play Opens: "Tush, never tell me?"


Othello, the play opens with, "Tush, never tell me?" In the play Othello it has  5 Acts, the first act there is "Venice, the street" the second is "Another street", and the third is "A counsel chamber."

 In the second there is 3 scenes, in the third act there is 4 scenes, the fourth has 3, and the fifth has 2.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

How many folios are there today?


There are about 232 that were made, and there are 82  folios that 

are known to survive today, each holding the 36 Shakespeare plays 

in each one. These folios were prepared by  John Heminges, and 

Henry Condell. The first folio is the 

only reliable manuscript source for about 20 of the plays 

through out the world.