Edgar Allan Poe
lunes, 16 de marzo de 2009
Charles Robert Darwin, (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist who realised and presented compelling evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, through the process he called natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and much of the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin’s scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, providing logical explanation for the diversity of life.
At Edinburgh University Darwin neglected medical studies to investigate marine invertebrates, then the University of Cambridge encouraged a passion for natural science. His five-year voyage on HMS Beagle established him as an eminent geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles Lyell’s uniformitarian ideas, and publication of his journal of the voyage made him famous as a popular author. Puzzled by the geographical distribution of wildlife and fossils he collected on the voyage, Darwin investigated the transmutation of species and conceived his theory of natural selection in 1838. Although he discussed his ideas with several naturalists, he needed time for extensive research and his geological work had priority. He was writing up his theory in 1858 when Alfred Russel Wallace sent him an essay which described the same idea, prompting immediate joint publication of both of their theories.
domingo, 8 de febrero de 2009
PROJECT OF THE THEATRE
1. Where about in London were the Theatres located? Why?
In the " Liberties ", outside the City walls and on the south bank of the river , called Southwark.Because the City Council ( guilds) together with the Puritans did not approve of the playhouses.
The liberties "belonged" to the city yet fell outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor, the sheriffs of London, and the Common Council. Therefore, they were areas over which the city had authority but, paradoxically, almost no control. Liberties existed inside the city walls as well--it was in them that the so-called private or hall playhouses were to be found--but they too stood "outside" the city's effective domain.
In 1575, when Shakespeare was only eleven, the City authorities imposed a Code of Practice upon the Players which so displeased them that they decided to withdraw outside the City boundaries. Thus it was that in the following year, 1576, the first custom-made London theatre, appropriately called 'The Theatre' was built in Finsbury Fields and the next year, 1577, The Curtain was built in the same area.
Theatre was viewed as a scandal and an outrage--a controversial phenomenon that religious and civic authorities strenuously sought to outlaw. In 1572, in fact, players were defined as vagabonds--criminals subject to arrest and whipping. Furthermore, "popular" drama, performed by professional acting companies for anyone who could afford the price of admission, was perceived as too vulgar in its appeal to be considered a form of art.
Yet the animus of civic and religious authorities was rarely directed toward other forms of popular recreation, such as bearbaiting or the sword-fighting displays that the populace could see in open-air amphitheatres similar in construction to The Theatre and the Globe. The city regularly singled out the playhouses and regularly petitioned the court for permission to shut them down--permission that was only granted temporarily, in times of plague, in part because Elizabeth I liked to see well-written and well-rehearsed plays at court during Christmas festivities but declined to pay for the development and maintenance of the requisite repertory companies herself.Free or "at liberty" from manorial rule or obligations to the crown.
In the " Liberties ", outside the City walls and on the south bank of the river , called Southwark.Because the City Council ( guilds) together with the Puritans did not approve of the playhouses.
The liberties "belonged" to the city yet fell outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor, the sheriffs of London, and the Common Council. Therefore, they were areas over which the city had authority but, paradoxically, almost no control. Liberties existed inside the city walls as well--it was in them that the so-called private or hall playhouses were to be found--but they too stood "outside" the city's effective domain.
In 1575, when Shakespeare was only eleven, the City authorities imposed a Code of Practice upon the Players which so displeased them that they decided to withdraw outside the City boundaries. Thus it was that in the following year, 1576, the first custom-made London theatre, appropriately called 'The Theatre' was built in Finsbury Fields and the next year, 1577, The Curtain was built in the same area.
Theatre was viewed as a scandal and an outrage--a controversial phenomenon that religious and civic authorities strenuously sought to outlaw. In 1572, in fact, players were defined as vagabonds--criminals subject to arrest and whipping. Furthermore, "popular" drama, performed by professional acting companies for anyone who could afford the price of admission, was perceived as too vulgar in its appeal to be considered a form of art.
Yet the animus of civic and religious authorities was rarely directed toward other forms of popular recreation, such as bearbaiting or the sword-fighting displays that the populace could see in open-air amphitheatres similar in construction to The Theatre and the Globe. The city regularly singled out the playhouses and regularly petitioned the court for permission to shut them down--permission that was only granted temporarily, in times of plague, in part because Elizabeth I liked to see well-written and well-rehearsed plays at court during Christmas festivities but declined to pay for the development and maintenance of the requisite repertory companies herself.Free or "at liberty" from manorial rule or obligations to the crown.
2. Name the most important theatres during Elizabethan times:
Fortune , Globe , Hope, Red Bull , Rose, Swan , Theatre & the Whitefriars Theatre.
Fortune , Globe , Hope, Red Bull , Rose, Swan , Theatre & the Whitefriars Theatre.
Theatre Forune.
3. Which was the first playhouse in London? Who built it?
The Theatre was the first public playhouse of London, located in the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. It was designed and built by James Burbage (the father of actor Richard Burbage).
The Theatre was the first public playhouse of London, located in the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. It was designed and built by James Burbage (the father of actor Richard Burbage).
Richard Burbage.
4. When was it built ? When was it closed?
The Theatre was a roofless, circular building with three galleries surrounding a yard. It opened in 1576, and several companies performed there, including Leicester's Men (1576-78), the Admiral's Men (1590-91), and Chamberlain's Men (1594-96), who were associated with William Shakespeare. The Theatre also housed fencing and athletic competitions. After the death of James Burbage in February 1597, the theatre's lease ended. In 1598 the building was dismantled, and Burbage's sons, Cuthbert and Richard, used its timbers to construct the first Globe Theatre.
5. Describe the particular shape of the theatres . Where did they take this shape from ?
The theatres were circular, open-air buildings, surrounded an open yard (like the Inn-Yards) with the stage at one end, jutting out into the audience to about half the depth of the theatre; the width was considerably more. Round three sides of the yard were three tiers of galleries where the wealthier or superior members of the audience sat; the rest of the audience stood in the open yard around the stage and (for obvious reasons) they were known as 'the Groundlings'. The original Theatre was designed in a mix of traditions. Its name drew attention to the Roman theatre tradition. Its circular shape, though, reflected not the Roman D but the gatherings of crowds in town marketplaces, where all the players of 1576 got their training. Building a scaffold with three levels of galleries surrounding a circular yard copied the arrangement for audiences of existing bearbaiting and bull baiting houses. The stage, a platform mounted in the yard, was the kind of thing that travelling companies set up in inn yards.
6. Who controlled the performances on behalf of the government?
The person who controlled the performances of plays on behalf of the government was the Master of Revels. In the 1590s this was a man called Edmund Tinley.
7. Why could the theatres be closed down?
Playhouses could be closed for many reasons, among them outbreaks of the plague, sedition and immorality, which would certainly have included women appearing on stage.
8. Who played the parts of women on stage?
Young man , as it was thought immoral for women to act in plays , even to attend the playhouses.
9. Did women attend the theatre?
Yes, women did attend the theatre although this was not formally approved of. In fact, every level of society went to the plays including apprentices, law students, craftsmen, pickpockets, ballad sellers, merchants and nobility. Even legend says Queen Elizabeth attended the Globe secretly some times.
4. When was it built ? When was it closed?
The Theatre was a roofless, circular building with three galleries surrounding a yard. It opened in 1576, and several companies performed there, including Leicester's Men (1576-78), the Admiral's Men (1590-91), and Chamberlain's Men (1594-96), who were associated with William Shakespeare. The Theatre also housed fencing and athletic competitions. After the death of James Burbage in February 1597, the theatre's lease ended. In 1598 the building was dismantled, and Burbage's sons, Cuthbert and Richard, used its timbers to construct the first Globe Theatre.
5. Describe the particular shape of the theatres . Where did they take this shape from ?
The theatres were circular, open-air buildings, surrounded an open yard (like the Inn-Yards) with the stage at one end, jutting out into the audience to about half the depth of the theatre; the width was considerably more. Round three sides of the yard were three tiers of galleries where the wealthier or superior members of the audience sat; the rest of the audience stood in the open yard around the stage and (for obvious reasons) they were known as 'the Groundlings'. The original Theatre was designed in a mix of traditions. Its name drew attention to the Roman theatre tradition. Its circular shape, though, reflected not the Roman D but the gatherings of crowds in town marketplaces, where all the players of 1576 got their training. Building a scaffold with three levels of galleries surrounding a circular yard copied the arrangement for audiences of existing bearbaiting and bull baiting houses. The stage, a platform mounted in the yard, was the kind of thing that travelling companies set up in inn yards.
6. Who controlled the performances on behalf of the government?
The person who controlled the performances of plays on behalf of the government was the Master of Revels. In the 1590s this was a man called Edmund Tinley.
7. Why could the theatres be closed down?
Playhouses could be closed for many reasons, among them outbreaks of the plague, sedition and immorality, which would certainly have included women appearing on stage.
8. Who played the parts of women on stage?
Young man , as it was thought immoral for women to act in plays , even to attend the playhouses.
9. Did women attend the theatre?
Yes, women did attend the theatre although this was not formally approved of. In fact, every level of society went to the plays including apprentices, law students, craftsmen, pickpockets, ballad sellers, merchants and nobility. Even legend says Queen Elizabeth attended the Globe secretly some times.
10. How much did it cost to stand in the yard ? And to sit in a gallery? And to have a cushion? And to sit in the lord’s room?
It cost one penny to stand in the yard of the playhouse and a further penny for a seat in one of the covered galleries. A cushion to make watching the play more comfortable cost a further penny and a seat in the Lords' room cost approximately sixpence.
domingo, 1 de febrero de 2009
WORD PUZZLE ON SHAKESPEARE
1. Surname of William Shakespeare's wife: Hathaway
2. The most cruel and bloody of Will's tragedies: Titus
3. Queen of England during most of Will's life: Elisabeth
4. Tragedy set in the Roman Empire: Julius Caesar
5. Name of the book which collected Will's plays: First Folio
6. Will's only son: Hamnet
7. Will's mother : Mary Arden
8. Will's hometown: Sratford
9. Name of Will's rival poet: Cristopher
10.Founder of the Theatre: Burbage
11.One of Will's most famous tragedies, in which a king has three daughters: King Lear
12.A famous theatre close to the Globe: Rose
13.Will's first daughter: Susanna
14.Hamlet's unfortunate girlfriend: Ophelia
15.Will's theatre: Globe
16.One of Will's famous tragedy . " Out damn spot. Out, I say !": Macbeth
17.Tragedy and name of the king who said " A horse. My kingdom for a horse !":Richard
18.Tragedy and name of a man who killed his wife Desdemona for jealousy: Othello
The page is http://www.xtec.net/aulanet/ud/angles/love/will.htm
domingo, 25 de enero de 2009
Barak Obama ceremony.
Barack Obama the new president of United States of America.
Many people went to the streets to see the ceremony of the new United States President.
Aroud the world the people watched Obama in the TV.
domingo, 18 de enero de 2009
A poem about Romeo and Juliet:
A poem about Romeo and Juliet:
Oh Juliet! I love you!
I need you and I know that you need me too.I hope that we can stay together.
Oh Juliet, Juliet you are my life.
Oh Romeo! I need you!
You are the most important person in my life.
I love you Romeo, Romeo!
Oh Juliet! I love you!
I need you and I know that you need me too.I hope that we can stay together.
Oh Juliet, Juliet you are my life.
Oh Romeo! I need you!
You are the most important person in my life.
I love you Romeo, Romeo!
HENRY VII WAS MARRIED TO SIX DIFFERENT WOMEN.
Name : Anne Boleyn
Fate: Beheaded on May 19, 1536 after being charged with adultery.
Children : Elizabeth I
Wife Number : 2
Name : Jane Seymour
Fate: On October Jane died from complications of childbirth.
Children : Elizabeth I
Wife Number : 2
Name : Anne of Cleves
Fate : Henry divorced her.
Children : None
Wife Number : 4
Name : Catherine of Aragon
Fate : Henry divorced her
Children : Mary I
Wife Number : 1
Name : Catherine Parr
Fate : On September 7, Catherine died of complications from the childbirth.
Children : None
Wife Number : 6
Name : Catherine Howard
Fate : Beheaded, charged with treason
Children : None
Wife Number : 5
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