Compere 1
Spring is the time when literature fans
all over the world commemorate the birth of W. Shakespeare.
Today we are going to devote our party to
the greatest English writer of all times – W. Shakespeare.
Compere 2
There’s hardly a
country in the world which doesn’t know Shakespeare’s plays: Romeo and Juliet,
King Lear, Othello, Macbeth… so welcome to our globe theatre and enjoy the
plays.
Compere 1
…Хто є Шекспір?
Чи був він?
Білі руки підводять вчені – їм бракує слів.
Чи був він – той актор,
Чиї перуки
Вкривали наймудрішу із голів?
Compere 2
Хто є Шекспір?
А що таке безсмертя?
А як сонети збурюють світи?
Митцеві часом необхідно вмерти,
Аби своє безсмертя віднайти.
І хто глибінь тієї слави зміряв
Compere 1
Та правди, що чужа хитанню мод?!
Народжує
Шевченків і Шекспірів,
Як знак своєї
вічності народ.
Художник перепони днів ламає,
Якщо на світі гідно він прожив.
Compere 2
Є дійові особи
І немає
На світі непричетних глядачів.
Високі думи час собою значать.
Стають вони, мов пасма вічних гір.
Був Гамлет.
Був народ англійський.
Значить,
Напевне був Шекспір.
В.Коротич
Shakespeare. These
walls have inspired me. My theatre. My globe. So near and so far. I can’t
recognize you.
Compare 1. Who are you?
Compare 2. We don’t know you.
Shakespeare. Me?
Have you heard these words? They have devoted this party to me, but they have
forgotten me and my name. William Shakaspeare.
The clown. Yes, yes, yes. He is so talented.
Compare1. It’s a great
pleasure to see you here.
Compare2. Choose the best
place and enjoy the performance.
Clown. Sit? Where? Why?
Let’s sit on the stage.
Shakespeare. Oh, I
remember the times of my globe. Rich men sat in the galleries, and noblemen
were allowed to sit on the stage. Poor spectators stood in the pit.
Clown. (to the
audience)Have you prepared rotten fruit to throw into bad actors?
King Lear
Narrator. Many centuries ago there lived
a king of Britain. His name was Lear. He had three daughters – Goneril, Regan
and Cordelia. Cordelia was his favourite daughter. As Lear was very old, he
decided to devide his kingdom among his three daughters.
Lear. I called you here, my daughters, to divide in
three my kingdom.
Because I’m old
and cannot rule.
Which of you three
will say she loves me most,
Will have the
greatest part.
So, Goneril, my eldest daughter, you speak
first.
Goneril. I love you more than words can tell,
More than
eyesight, space, liberty,
No less than life
and health,
No less than
beauty, honour.
As no child has
loved his father.
No words can tell
how much I love you.
Cordelia (to herself). What shall I say?
I know – love must be silent.
Lear. So, Goneril, you get this part,
With shadowy forests,
fields and rivers.
What does our
second daughter say? Regan, speak.
Regan. I’m made of same material as my sister,
And in her words
you’ll find my feelings.
If there is
anything that makes me happy,
It is my love for
you, my dear father.
I have no other
joys in life
To feel Your
Highness’ dear love.
Cordelia (to herself). And still I feel
my love is more than all my words.
Lear. So you, my dear Regan, receive
The part no less
than Goneril does.
Now you,
Cordelia, my joy, what can you say?
Cordelia. Nothing.
Lear. Nothing comes of nothing. Speak again.
Cordelia. Unhappy that I am, I cannot put my heart
Into my mouth. I
love Your Majesty
As child can love
his father, no more, no less.
You are my
father, you raised me and you loved me,
And now I return
my duties back.
Lear. But are you speaking from your heart?
Cordelia. Yes, my lord.
Lear. Let it be so. Then be aware
That you are not
my daughter any more.
I loved you
most, but now
I give my
kingdom to my loving daughters,
To Regan and
Goneril.
And you,
Cordelia, get out of my sight!
Narrator.
He divided his kingdom between two daughters: Regan and Goneril, and
Cornelia was given nothing. After some time she left Britain and became the
wife of the French king, who loved her more than words can tell.
Clown. My eyes. What is happening? Oh, my eyes! Women on the stage.
Shakespeare. Don’t panic. He is so strange. Actresses were unknown on
the stage, and all the women’s parts were played by boys or young men.
Sometimes an actor would come on the stage and say: “You shall have Asia on one
side and Africa on the other.” Or “We must believe the stage to be the garden”.
Sonnet
130 (video + dance)
My mistress'
eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far
more red than her lips' red;
If snow be
white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be
wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such
roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some
perfumes is there more delight
Than in the
breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear
her speak, yet well I know
That music hath
a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never
saw a goddess go;
My mistress,
when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven,
I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
As any she belied with false compare.
Compare1. Have you
ever played in your theatre?
Shakespeare. In 1594 I became closely
allied to the theatre company of the Lord Chamberlin’s Servants, which occupied
a playhouse called “The Theatre” and then I built the famous Globe Theatre and
held the performances there. I began to write plays for the company.
Clown. He was also an actor but he played only small parts.
A Midsummer Night's Dream Scene I
Oberon, King
of fairies, and Puck his servant.
O b e r o n. Come here, Puck. Bring me the flower that young girls call
"Love- in-Idleness".
P u ck. What?
Oberon. Bring me the flower that
"young girls call "Love-in-Idleness". (Louder.^
Puck. Repeat, please.
Oberon. Bring me the flower that young girls call
"Love-in-Idleness". (Even louder.)
The juice of
the little red flower, when poured on the eyes of someone who is sleeping, will
make that man or woman, when they awake, fall in love madly with the first
person he or she sees.
Bring the flower to me as quickly as you can.
Puck. I'll fly round the earth, in 40 minutes.
Oberon. I'll find Titania when she's sleeping. Then I'll drop some of the
juice from the flower on her eyes. When she opens her eyes, she'll fall in love
with the first thing she sees, even if it's a bear, a wolf; a monkey, or any
other beast.
Scene II
Titania,
fairy queen, and 4 fairies.
Ti t a n i a (to- 1stfairy). You must kill the worms that eat
the rosebuds.
Titania (to 2nd
fairy). You will
make war on the bats for their leather wings, to make my small fairies coats.
T i t a n i a (to 3rd
and 4th fairies). And you will see that the noisy owl does not come near me. But
first — sing me to sleep! (Stretches her arms and yawns.)
1st
Fairy. Never harm.
2
nd Fairy. Nor spell.
3
rd Fa i ry. Nor charm.
4th
Fairy. Come, our
lovely lady nigh.
All 4 f a i r i e s. So, good night with lullaby. (3 times)
Scene III
Titania
sleeps, the 4 fairies have disappeared.
Puck brings
the flowers and gives it to Oberon.
Oberon creeps on fiptoe towards Titania and
touches her eyes with the flower.
Oberon. What you see when you awake,
take it for your true love. (Twice.)
Titania is sleeping. Oberon and Puck are near her. A country
fellow Bottom appears in the forest.
Puck. Oh.
Oberon. This fellow shall be my
Titania's true love.
Puck stands behind Bottom, puts his hands up and turns into a
donkey.
Bottom. Eeyo, eeyo, eeyo.
Titania wakes up.
Titania. What beautiful fairy awakens me
from my sleep? Pledse, sing again. I love to hear your voice and to see you.
Bottom. Why, mistress? My only wish is
to get out of this forest. Can you help me to find the way out?
Titania. You must
stay here. I love you. Come with me and I will give you fairies to serve you. (Claps her hands and the 4 fairies reappear.) They
will give you jewels and sing for you. And now let me gently touch the hair on
your face; Then I'll put roses on your head and kiss your beautiful big ears.
Bottom. Eeyo.
All the participants join hands, make a circle and saying,
"So, good night with lullaby", leave the stage.
The song ”Sunshine”
To be, or not
to be (from Hamlet 3/1)
To
be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether
'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The
slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or
to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And
by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No
more; and by a sleep to say we end
The
heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That
flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly
to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To
sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For
in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When
we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must
give us pause: there's the respect
That
makes calamity of so long life;
For
who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The
oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The
pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The
insolence of office and the spurns
That
patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When
he himself might his quietus make
With
a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To
grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But
that the dread of something after death,
The
undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No
traveller returns, puzzles the will
And
makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than
fly to others that we know not of?
Thus
conscience does make cowards of us all;
And
thus the native hue of resolution
Is
sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And
enterprises of great pith and moment
With
this regard their currents turn awry,
And
lose the name of action. - Soft you now!
The
fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be
all my sins remember'd.
Compare 1. We know that at the
age of 21 w. Shakespeare left his town for London.
Compare
2. He
left his wife and three children at home.
Shakespeare. It was a great
challenge for me. It was my fault. I didn’t bring up my children. Did they
forgive me? If I could return my time
back…
Juliet and mom
ROMEO AND JULIET (Scene "Juliet and Mom”)
Mother: Juliet? Where are you? Ah, there you are! What are you doing,
darling? Are you... going somewhere? Juliet: Ye-es.
Mother: And where are you going to?
Juliet: I’mgoing to... I have
a... I have...
Mother: What?
Juliet: I have a date, mommy.
Mother: Oh, sweetheart! A date! That’s beautifixl! And how romantic! A
date with a future husband. Hm! My husband never made me any dates. V*fe were
just married. But yours, he is such a gentleman! A real prince!
Juliet: He is better than
prince.
Mother: Well, maybe you are right. Such a fine daughter as you are must
surely have the best husband. A king!
Juliet: Oh, he’s better than
king!
Mother: Hm. Maybe you are right, sweetheart. Such a nice daughter as you
are should marry an extraordinary man! A hero!
Juliet: But he is a hero! He’s
the hero of my heart. And as I know, there have been many heroes in the family
of Montague.
Mother: Well, maybe you are... What?! Montague? That name! Again! Come!
Look into my eyes!
Juliet: Mommy...
Mother: You mischievous little girl! I thought we have already decided
that your husband will be Count Paris, the handsome, rich and noble gentleman!
Juliet: But he is...
Mother: And I have already promised Count Paris that my mischievous
little girl will marry him!
Juliet: I am not a little girl!
I am almost fifteen!
Mother: Not in fifteen, nor in eighteen, nor in twenty, thirty and forty
— you will never marry that young bum from the house of Montague!
Juliet — you have to listen,
Listen to the word I say.
Listen and you must remember:
Montague’s the man I hate.
He gives me fever When I see him,
When I see his angry face,
Fever,
When I listen
To the words he always says.
Juliet: Mummy, let me tell you,
What you say to me is wrong,
Montague is not the father.
Montague is Romeo,
He gives me fever When I see him,
When I see his lovely face,
Fever,
When I listen
To the words he always says.
Mother: And now, my little mischievous girl, I recommend that you stop
thinking about Romeo Montague and forget that family forever.
Juliet: But how can I?
Mother: I will lock you up!
Juliet: Lock up?
Oh, my mother doesn’t understand That her enemy’s my only friend,
But she doesn’t even care for me.
God, I want you to know that I want to be free!
Now my days are passing one by one.
The song “A Mother’s Prayer”
Shakespeare’s love quotes
If music be the food of love,
play on
Speak low if you speak love
The course of true love never
did run smooth
Love goes by haps;
Some Cupid kills with arrows,
some with traps
The stroke of death is as a
lovers pinch,
Which hurts and is dersired
Love looks not with the eyes,
but with the mind,
And therefore is winged
Cupid painted blind
Hear my soul speak.
Of the very instant that I saw
you,
Did my heart fly at your
service
Who ever loved that loved not
at first sight?
Love is a smoke and is made
with the fume of sighs
I love you more than words can
wield the matter,
Dearer than eyesight, space
and liberty
Love is like a child,
That longs for everything it
can come by
What is light, if Sylvia be
not seen?
What is joy if Sylvia be not
by?
Love is blind, and lovers
cannot see,
The pretty follies that
themselves commit
Come what sorrow can,
It cannot countervail the
exchange of joy,
That one short minute gives me
in her sight
Doubt that the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move
his aides,
Doubt truth to be a liar,
But never doubt I love
I would not wish any companion
in the world but you
I pray you, do not fall in
love with me,
For I am falser than
vows made in wine
Shakespeare. Love! Eternal love!
Romeo and Juliet!
Compare l: “Romeo and Juliet”is a very famous romantic tragedy about 2
young people who fall in love with each other and continue to love each other
although their families the Montagues and the Capulets are enemies.
Compare2 “There has never been a sadder story than this story of Juliet
and Romeo” said one of the heroes of the play.
Compare l The story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in the north of
Italy in the city of Verona just four or five days but it makes the emotion of
the play feel especially strong.
Compare2: It is a very exciting story about beautiful love which teaches
us to be tolerant to each other, understand better real human relations,
passions and value love above all.
Romeo and Juliet
ACT 2
CI: The
events take place at night in the garden beneath a window of the Capulet's
house. Romeo is standing under the balcony. Juliet opens the window above,
looks out and then comes into the balcony.
(The melody
"Moon River"from the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"sounds.
Classic love. At The Movies.) .
Romeo: Oh, what is the light coming
through the window?
The window
is the east and Juliet is the sun. Rise, beautiful sun, and kill the jealous
moon! The moon is pale and sick with sadness because you are more beautiful
than her. It is my lady!
Oh, it is my
love! She looks as if she wants to say something. Shall I say something to
her? No, she is not talking to me. She is talking to the stars.
If her eyes
shone in the sky, they would shine so brightly that all the birds would sing.
They would think that it was day, not night.
Juliet: Come on, Romeo! Come on, Romeo, you will turn
my night into day. Come on night, give me my Romeo.
And when I
die, take him and turn him into little stars. He will make the sky so beautiful
that the entire world will be in love with night.
And no one
will care about the sun anymore, because it will seem too bright and ugly.
Romeo: She speaks. Oh, speak again, bright angel.
Juliet: Oh Romeo, Romeo, why does your name have to be Romeo? Tell me that
Montague is not your father, and that it is not your name. If you won't do
that, just promise to be my love, and I shall no longer be a Capulet.
Romeo: Just call me 'love', and I shall never be Romeo again.
Juliet. Who is that, hiding in the night and
listening to my private talk?
Romeo: I cannot tell you my name. My name is an
enemy to you.
Juliet: You have only said a few words, but I know your voice already.
Aren't you Romeo, Montague?
How did you
get here, and why did you come? And if my family find you here, they will kill
you.
Romeo: Love's light wings helped me to
fly over the walls. Love is brave enough to try anything - so your family will
not stop me,
Juliet: Do you love me? Tell me honestly.
Romeo: Lady, I swear to you by the
moon.
Juliet: Oh, don't swear by the moon, which changes all through the month.
I don't want your love to be changeable like the moon. If you must swear,
swear by yourself. And I'll believe you.
Romeo: Oh wonderful, wonderful night! I
am afraid that this is all a dream. It is too perfect to be true.
Juliet: I shall just say one thing, dear Romeo, and then we must say good
night. If you are honourable with your love, and want to marry me, I will send
a messenger to you tomorrow
Tell the messenger
when and where we shall be married. And I shall come to you. I will give you
my life, and follow you throughout the world.
Romeo: The night is a thousand times
darker without your light! Lovers are like schoolchildren.
When they
are about to see each other, they are as excited as children coming home from
school. But when they have to say goodbye, they are like children in the
morning, on their way to school. Slow and heavy.
Juliet: My Romeo.
Romeo: My love. What time tomorrow will
you send a messenger to me?
Juliet: By nine o'clock. It is almost morning. I should make you go. Good
night, good night. It is so hard to leave you.
Romeo: Good night my love.
Song “My heart will go on”
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