romeo and juliet

                                      Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy which  was written by William Shakespeare. Capulets and Montagues are the two enemy family. but Romeo who is son of Montagues fell in love with Juliet who is daughter of Capulet when he see her in Capulets ball. But then they learn that families of their is enemy. Romeo and Juliet marry secretly despite everything because they think that this marriage terminate hostility of families.

One day, tybalt who is niece of Capulet teases to Mercutio who is a friend of Romeo and Mercutio strike back to him. Tybalt murders to Mercutio in that fight. But Romeo can not accept this case and so  he kills Tybalt. At the end of this event the Prince gives warrant of arrest. So Romeo leaves a country. Juliet succumbs this event and she invokes from priest. After priest listens to her, he gives potion. When she drinks it, everbody will think that she kill. Also priest will write a letter to Romeo  for telling this case.  She decides to make this but letter of priest don’t arrivial to Romeo. After these, Romeo heards that Juliet kills and he returns to country. He  kills himself besides to Juliet but Juliet awakes and she see dead body of Romeo and then she kills herself with dagger of Romeo. This case is a lesson for families and this hostility ends.

Characters of Romeo and Juliet

Ruling house of Verona Prince Escalus is the ruling Prince of Verona Count Paris is a kinsman of Escalus who wishes to marry Juliet. Mercutio is another kinsman of Escalus, and a friend of Romeo. House of Capulet Capulet is the patriarch of the house of Capulet. Capulet's wife is the matriarch of the house of Capulet. Juliet is the 13-year-old daughter of Capulet, and the play's female protagonist. Tybalt is a cousin of Juliet, and the nephew of Capulet's wife. The Nurse is Juliet's personal attendant and confidante. Rosaline is Lord Capulet's niece, and Romeo's love in the beginning of the story. Peter, Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet household.

House of Montague Montague is the patriarch of the house of Montague. Montague's wife is the matriarch of the house of Montague. Romeo is the son of Montague, and the play's male protagonist. Benvolio is Romeo's cousin and best friend. Abram and Balthasar are servants of the Montague household. Others Friar Laurence is a Franciscan friar, and is Romeo's confidant. Friar John is sent to deliver Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo. An Apothecary who reluctantly sells Romeo poison. A Chorus reads a prologue to each of the first two acts.

 References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet

Shakespeare

SHAKESPEARE

In this week, we can learn a lot of knowledge about Shakespeare. I think Shakespeare is father of english literature because he is  expert use of poetic language. Whenever I read something about Shakespeare and his word, I am extremely affected.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married at the age of 18 and he had three children. Shakespeare produced most of work. These work is used  teaching english literature for student. Shakespeare is the most brilliant author in the English language because he added  lots of word to English. Some teacher of literature say that these shakespeare’s works provide a basis of developing English literature moreover a lot of word that is used now in English  are derived from Shakespeare works. Since  I heard this, I have a high opinion of Shakespeare and his work. Most famous works of Shakespeare are  Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet.

These are  works of Shakespeare

Comedy	History	Tragedy	Poetry
All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labours Lost Measure for Measure The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merchant of Venice A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Tyre Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's Tale	Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 Henry V Henry VI, part 1 Henry VI, part 2 Henry VI, part 3 Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III Reference http://shakespeare.mit.edu/	Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus	The Sonnets A Lover's Complaint The Rape of Lucrece Venus and Adonis Funeral Elegy by W.S.

Doctor Faustus

DOCTOR FAUSTUS

I want to write something about Doctor Faustus. Dr Faustus is a play of Christopher Marlowe who is one of the famous writer of Renaissance. In this work main character is a Doctor Faustus, he always  wants to be superior. He makes a deal with Lucifer and then  he decides  to sell his soul but after 24 years , he has to give his soul.  Also he gets in exchange a lot of knowledge  and power to Lucifer. 24 years around he has a lot of power and knowledge so he fells hapy himself. He repents of the last day in his life.  He begs to God but it is too late …  and lucifer takes his soul.

renaissance

RENAISSANCE

This week subject of the lesson was  renaissance. Renaissance came up agenda in 15th – 16th century . When renaissance started, innovation and development was seen in numerous field such as, literature, art, science…

In this period, church and scholasticism lost their effect  but science and art gain more importance. Also humanism is very effective in this period because lots of author and poet wrote their work by affecting a humanistic approach so we can see a lot of example of this. For example; William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Piers Plowman, Geoffrey Chaucer, is a famous authors of the renaissance. Also in this period a lot of work is writen by this author even some work shed light on today. 1. Elizabeth has an important position in Renaissance literature.

Some example of literal work and author  in renaissance:

Authors:

Chapman, George (1559?-1634), poet, dramatist, translated classics like Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Coverdale, Miles (1488?-1569), translator--Bible.
Tyndale, William (1492?-1536), translator, tract writer--New Testament (trans.).
Bacon, Sir Francis (1561-1626), philosopher, essayist--New Atlantis; 'The Advancement of Learning," Essays.
Lyly, John (1554?-1606), novelist, dramatist--"Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit"; "Euphues and His England."
More, Sir Thomas (1478-1535), prose writer--Utopia.
Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-86), poet, novelist--'Astrophel and Stella'; Arcadia.

Playwrights:
Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616), dramatist--with John Fletcher, The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
Dekker, Thomas (1570?-1641), dramatist--The Shoemaker's Holiday.
Fletcher, John (1579-1625), dramatist--with Francis Beaumont, The Maid's Tragedy; with Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen
Ford, John (1586-1640?), dramatist--The Broken Heart.
Heywood, Thomas (died 1641?), dramatist--A Woman Killed with Kindness.
Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637), poet, dramatist--"Song to Celia."
Kyd, Thomas (1558-94), dramatist--The Spanish Tragedy.
Lyly, John (1554?-1606), novelist, dramatist--Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit; Euphues and His England.
Marlowe, Christopher (1564-93), dramatist--Doctor Faustus; The Jew of Malta;
Tamburlaine.
Massinger, Philip (1583-1640), dramatist--A New Way to Pay Old Debts.
Middleton, Thomas (1570?-1627), dramatist--Michaelmas Terne.
Shakespeare William (1564-1616), dramatist, poet--As You Like It; Hamlet; Macbeth; King Lear; The Tempest; and many other works.
Webster, John (1580?-1625?), dramatist--The Duchess of Malfi.

 

Poets:

Lodge, Thomas (1558?-1625), poet--"Rosalynde."
Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-86), poet, novelist--"Astrophel and Stella"; Arcadia.
Skelton, John (1460?-1529), poet--"Colyn Clout."
Spenser, Edmund (1552?-99), poet--The Faerie Queene,
Wyatt, Sir Thomas (1503-42), poet--"Certayne Psalmes."                             Shakespeare William (1564-1616), dramatist poet—Sonnets

REFERENCES

http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/renaissance_authors.html

http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0ngilizce_edebiyat