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Shakespeare Shorts
Characters and themes from Shakespeare

Grade Levels:: 9-12
Length:: 20 minutes
Taping Rights:: School year
MARC Record:: Downloadable
Teaching Materials:: See Below

Supported by clips from past television and film versions, leading television actors discuss the motivations of major characters in scenes chosen from five of William Shakespeare’s plays. A full performance of each scene introduces students to the characters; key lines; and themes such as the supernatural, persuasion, kingship, guilt, and insanity.

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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED

Block Feed: Programs 101-109 Program Details: 3 hours; Tuesday, August 21 at 2:00 am on KETED; Tuesday, October 16 at 6:00 am on KETED; Tuesday, November 6 at 2:00 am on KETED; Tuesday, March 18 at 6:00 am on KETED

Episodes Included in These Block Feeds

101. Romeo and Juliet
102. Julius Caesar
103. A Midsummer Night's Dream
104. Twelfth Night
105. Macbeth: The character of Lady Macbeth, projected 50 years into the future.
106. Macbeth
107. To Kill the King: Playing Macbeth.
108. The Supernatural: More on playing Macbeth.
109. Sanity and Insanity: Playing Lady Macbeth.

Teaching Materials

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Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

1.3	Observing
1.4	Listening
2.24	Aesthetics

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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