1. sonnets & language
1.1. 154 sonnets
1.2. published in 1609
1.3. written in iambic pentameter
1.4. contain a turn or a change of thought
1.5. sonnets as love letters
1.6. no titles, only a numbers
1.7. form of address
1.7.1. informal form 'thou'
1.7.2. formal form 'you'
2. "Much Ado about Nothing"
2.1. romantic comedy
2.2. Claudio
2.2.1. romantic
2.2.2. fell in love with Hero
2.2.3. sensitive
2.3. Hero
2.3.1. in love with Claudio
2.3.2. traditionalist
2.3.3. innocent, respectful
2.4. Benedick
2.4.1. merry war with Beatrice
2.4.2. does not want to marry
2.4.3. fear of being cuckolded
2.4.4. narcisst
2.5. Beatrice
2.5.1. merry war with Benedick
2.5.2. does not want to marry
2.5.3. contradicts gender stereotype
2.5.4. speaks her mind freely, sharp-tongued
3. relevance today/ in class
3.1. timeless topics
3.2. essential to understand modern English
3.3. historical relevance
3.4. language too old fashioned
3.5. nobody reads SP voluntarily
3.6. less time for modern authors
4. "Shakespeare in love"
4.1. love affair involving Viola de Lesseps & William Shakespeare
4.2. William & Viola as Romeo & Juliet
4.3. Viola de Lesseps
4.3.1. great fan of Shakespeares plays
4.3.2. should marry Lord Wassex
4.3.3. dreams about a carrier as an actress
4.3.3.1. dressed like a boy & become a part of SP's play
4.4. William Shakespeare
4.4.1. struggles with his new play "Romeo & Ethel the Pirtae's Daughter" (later "Romeo & Juliet"
4.4.2. Viola inspires SP to write one of his Most famous plays
4.5. Lord Wassex
4.5.1. wants to marry Viola because of her money
4.5.2. Shakespeare's opposite