Shakespeare- KS3 Advanced FLO

Shakespeare was a master of words. His works are littered with phrases never used before. One of the many entertaining aspects of works was the many INSULTS that the characters used.

What do you think the following insults suggest about the person to whom they are directed?

1. [Thine] face is not worth sunburning. (Henry V)

2. Thy food is such as hath been belch'd upon by infected lungs. (Pericles)

3. You should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so. (Macbeth)

4. Your face is as a book, where men may read strange matters. (Macbeth)

5. 'My dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?" (Much Ado About Nothing)

Can you come up with a list of your own 'Shakespeare inspired' insults? Click here or here for some help.

Hand your work to your English teacher.

Good Luck!


Have insulting fun here

'Romeo and Juliet' - KS4 Foundation FLO

How well do you know 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Test yourself

See if you can match the following lines from the play to a character.

1. "What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:"

2. "I have a soul of lead"

3. "My only love sprung from my only hate!"

4. "Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."

5. "Why, is not this better now than groaning for love?
now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo."

6. "...but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool's paradise,
as they say, it were a very gross kind of behaviour."

7. "I beg for justice, which thou, prince, must give;"

8. "An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend;
And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets,
For, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee,.."

9. "Happily met, my lady and my wife!"

10. "For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

If you get stuck, look at your copy of the play.

When you have finished hand your work to your English teacher.

Good Luck!

Shakespeare- KS3 Intermediate FLO

How well do you know your Shakespeare?

See if you can guess correctly which plays the following characters come from.

1. Caliban
2. Cordelia
3. Ophelia
4. Desdemona
5. Dogberry
6. Escalus
7. Duncan
8. Viola
9. Leontes
10. Bottom

Who are the characters?
Which plays do they come from?

STUCK...? Try looking here...

Wikipedia

When you have finished, hand your work to your English teacher.

'Romeo and Juliet' - KS4 Intermediate FLO

Produce a cartoon/comic strip version of the PLAY 'ROMEO AND JULIET'.

In order to do this FLO well, you will need to CONDENSE the PLAY, including only the most RELEVANT parts. You should be able to do this on two sides of A4!

When you have finished, hand your comic strip to your English teacher.

Good Luck!

'Romeo and Juliet'- KS4 Advanced FLO

Write the LYRICS to your own song INSPIRED by the story of ROMEO AND JULIET.

Click here for some examples, before you get started.

You need not stick to Shakespeare's version. For example, you may decide to SUBVERT the story, or to write the lyrics from the POINT OF VIEW of a MINOR character.


When you've finished, hand your lyrics to your English teacher.

Good Luck!

Shakespeare - KS3 Foundation FLO

Do some research about the THEATRE in Shakespeare's time.
Write down a list if 10 INTERESTING or UNUSUAL facts about the GLOBE THEATRE.

If you're stuck for ideas, the following links may help you;

Globe Theatre
Wikipedia- Globe
Theatre

Hand your list to your English teacher.

Good Luck!