Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and died in 1616. He was the son of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. He studied in the free grammar school until he was 15, and studied Latin, Mythology, Ovid... When he was 18 years old he married Anne Hathaway and had three children: Susanna, Hamnet and Judith (twins). He went to London to work as an actor and a writer and, in 1599, the Globe Theatre was built. In this theatre many of his plays were represented but in 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire (it was reconstructed in 1997 so you can still go to see his plays).

He wrote many plays and sonnets but only 38 plays and 154 sonnets have been conserved. He's one of the most famous playwrights and writers/poets in all the world. His plays have been traduced to lots and lots of languages and are still played in theatres all around the world.

Stratford-upon-Avon

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The Globe Theatre

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Some of his most famous plays are: Romeo and Juliet (a story about how love can be stronger than hate and the suicide for love), Hamlet (a story of the revenge), The Merchant of Venice (a story about debts and love), A Midsummer Night's Dream (a funny story about love)...

Romeo and Juliet

(cinematographic adaptation)

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Hamlet

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The Merchant of Venice

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Valentine's Day

So for this task our teacher asked us to visit some Valentine's Day websites to learn a bit about this celebration.

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One of the websites that I've visited is this one about Valentine's Day in other countries. We can see a conversation between an American girl and a British boy talking about what do they expect from Valentine's Day. The boy tells her that he has heard that Japanese students give loads of chocolates to their teachers. He also says that in Norway is a safe country and that people don't lock their doors. In the United Kingdom, at school (primary school) they put a Valentine's box on their desks and people put anonymous messages of love in there.

In the other side, the American girl explains that in America everyone gives you a Valentine's card signing with their names. She also says that they get candy or chocolates from their parents or other people. She says that in Korea people don't celebrate Valentine's Day a lot.

So I've learnt a bit of how people celebrate Valentine's Day in other countries.

The second activity I've done is this one:

It's a crossword with some words about Valentine's Day. It was quite easy but there was one word: valour, that I couldn't guess.

I think I've learnt quite a lot with these activities, but I'm not really looking forward to Valentine's Day as I'm single!