Thursday, February 19, 2009

CROSSWORD!

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.

Elizabeth

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.

Stratford

9. Name of Will's rival poet.

Christopher

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

VIDEO ROMEO AND JULIET_*



Noms i cognoms:
Elisabeth Andreu
Maria Domingo
Mireia Garriga
Judit Modol
Núria Rosiñol

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Henry and his six Wives!!*






Name : Anne Boleyn
Fate :Beheaded at the Tower of London on May 19, 1536 after being charged with adultery.
Children :Elizabeth I
Wife Number :2


Name:Jane Seymour
Fate :On October 24, 1537, Jane died from complications of childbirth. Jane is the only one of Henry's wives to share his grave.
Children :
Edward VI
Wife Number :3


Name :Anne of Cleves
Fate :Henry divorced her and Anne received a nice sum of money, an estate, and the title of "King's Sister".
Children :None
Wife Number :4



Name :Catherine of Aragon
Fate :Henry divorced her, having their marriaged anulled. Catherine was banished from the kingdom and lived in seclusion until the time of her death.
Children :Mary I
Wife Number :1


Name :Catherine Parr
Fate :She outlived Henry.On September 7, Catherine died of complications from the childbirth.
Children :
None
Wife Number :6


Name :Catherine Howard
Fate : Beheaded at the Tower of London , charged with treason.
Children :None
Wife Number :5











Thursday, February 5, 2009

TUDOR'S LONDON

TUDOR LONDON

Tudor London can be described as a _prosperous_ city during the Tudor dynasty. In fact, the population increased from _75,000_ inhabitants with Henry VII to _200,000_ at the end of the 16th century.The Tudor monarchs had a royal residence in London called _Whitehall Palace_ and another in the countryside,called _Hampton court_, after _Cardinal Wolsey_ gave it to Henry VIII.These Tudor kings and queens used what are now famous parks , such as _Hyde Park_ or _St. James's Park_, as Royal hunting forests.Not many Tudor buildings survive today, mostly because of _The Great Fire_ , which happened in _1666_. Besides, , the 13 religious houses in London were _converted for private use_ or _pulled down for building materials_ after the Dissolution of the monasteries, which was _Henry VIII's most decisive step against the power of the church in 1538. First the small, less powerful houses had their property confiscated and their buildings blighted (made unsuitable for use). They were followed the next year by the large houses.Philosophical concepts of the power of the king over church may have played a part in Henry's decision to suppress the monasteries, but so did greed. The monasteries were rich, and a lot of that wealth found its way directly or indirectly to the royal treasury. Some of the monastery buildings were sold to wealthy gentry for use as country estates. Many others became sources of cheap building materials for local inhabitants. One of the results of the Dissolution of the Monasteries is that those who bought the old monastic lands were inclined to support Henry in his break with Rome, purely from self interest_.Apart from that, the theatres were banned from the city by _the city authorities or guilds_ because _plays wasted workmen's time (so it wasn't for religious objection to the play's contents)_. Then, they were built in _the Southwark_, where now a reconstruction of the _Globe_ can be visited to learn about Tudor theatre.At that time, London's financial rival was the city of _Amsterdam_, and to be able to compete with it , an _international exchange_ was created in _1566_.So, all in all, and because of many other events and facts, we can say that both London and England were _powerful_.

POEM!

Touched by an angel

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delightlive coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives and
in it's train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

Monday, December 1, 2008

A Trip to Stratford

http://www.laterooms.com/es/p3989/pv2106000/k16304646_hoteles-stratford.aspx?d=20081208&n=3&rt=1,0





Travel to Stratford

First, take a taxi to go to sabadell at barcelona, flight leaves at 18:30 and you will arrive at 20:25 approx. You cost it 50€ more or less.
This is the website where you can find a cheap flight and a very nice hotel, quiet and only about 5 minutes from downtown less.

You have a very good tryp!!

Monday, November 17, 2008



Liverpool: Liverpool Football Club (commonly known as Liverpool) is a club based in the eponymous British city. Militates in the FA Premier League, which is one of the founding members, and is affiliated to the Football Association.


It is the most victorious club in England and one of the winners of the world, having won, including 18 national titles (record) and 5 championship titles in Europe, UEFA Champions League. As a curiosity, never in its history won a world title despite having some disputed issues (both in the former Intercontinental Cup and the current Club World Cup). Nevertheless, it is considered the best club in the UK, ahead of his eternal rival, Manchester United.








Big Ben: is the figure of the clock tower of London has become world famous, is next to the Palace of Westminster. Clck marks the hours to Londoners of 1858 but you can not visit.

Big Ben is the name that is known to the Clock Tower of the Parliament, located in London and the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest of the bells inside the tower and part of the Great Clock Westminster. The tower is located on the northwest corner of the building that houses the headquarters of the two Houses of the British Parliament