Shakespeare-upon-Internet
World Wide William Scavenger Hunt
This project
is divided into 5 parts. Part 1 involves a deeper look into Shakespeare’s
Hometown.
The project has been created so that you may copy and paste it into a word processor to complete the questions. Be sure to save your document as a file named Shakespeare-Your Name. After completion, attach the file to an email to Mr. Mayben (rmayben9@yahoo.com).
Directions:
Begin by opening your Internet connection and web browser (Netscape, Internet
Explorer, etc.) and typing in the following address:
Part
1: After the page has fully
displayed on your screen, click on FIVE HOUSES
in the middle of the screen. A list of places to visit will appear in the
subsections of the next screen. Click on each one to find the information needed to complete the first
part of the project. To get a closer look at each house, you can click on the
small pictures that are displayed in the information. This is recommended.
1.
Shakespeare’s
Birthplace—
2.
Anne
Hathaway’s Cottage—
3.
Hall’s
Croft—
4.
Mary
Arden’s House—
5.
Nash’s
House—
6.
New Place—
Part 2: Use the following web site to explore Shakespearean insults:
http://www.randyworld.com/shakespeare/
What to Do: In these days of limited vocabulary for the derision of one's fellow man, select three insults from Shakespeare. Use a resource to discover exactly what they are saying. These online resources www.dictionary.com, www.yourdictionary.com , humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/, www.askjeeves.com, www.kafejo.com/lingvoj/conlangs/aep/ may be helpful. I urge you to employ them judiciously.
1. Shakespearean:
Means:
2. Shakespearean:
Means:
3. Shakespearean:
Means:
4. Visit this site, http://www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html, to create one of your own Shakespearean insults and then explain what it means.
Your Own Shakespearean Insult:
Means:
PART
3: Type
in the following Web Address and take a look at this Web Page:
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.org
What
to Do: Tell me what the name of this place is. Then click
on the word SHAKESPEARE in the lower left-hand corner and after listening to the
cool music, answer the questions
below.
Name
of the place:
What was Shakespeare's complete name?
What two important things in his life happened at this place?
What is the exact curse placed upon Shakespeare's grave? (Click on the picture for a closer look.)
What does the memorial statue get each year for Shakespeare's birthday?
What was the name of the school where Shakespeare was educated?
What is ironic about the day Shakespeare died?
PART 4: Type
in the following web address for a look at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival:
What
to do: Search
the site to find the answers to the following questions.
1.
What
Shakespearean plays are currently showing at the ASF?
2.
In
what city is the Alabama Shakespeare Festival located?
3.
In
what city did the Alabama Shakespeare Festival begin?
4.
Who
is the theater named after? (Hint: Not William Shakespeare)
PART 5:
Independent analysis of Web Sites
What to do:
Using a search engine (Google, Dogpile, Yahoo, etc.), find three web sites dealing with
Shakespeare, write the name and address in the blanks provided, and write a
brief description of what you found on the web site and how each is related to
Shakespeare. One must be about the Globe
Theater, another must be about Southwark and the Thames, and the final one is your
choice.
THE
Name
of site: __________________________________________________
Address:
_____________________________________________________
Southwark & The Thames
Name
of site: __________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
Your Choice
Name
of Site: _________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________