23 April was the date on which both Cervantes and Shakespeare died and the reason why Book Day is celebrated around the world. How much do you know about Shakespeare's life and works? What were theatres like at that time? Were Spanish theatres similar to Elizabethan playhouses? Click here to find some of the answers to these questions! This link will also help you.
The following video is the opening scene of Lawrence Olivier's version of Henry V, and still one of the greatest recreations of London and the Globe Theatre at Shakespeare's time:
And to check the powerful influence of eternal Don Quixote, just two interesting examples: The Female Quixote by Charlotte Lennox
and Elvis Presley's version of The Impossible Dream, from the musical The Man from La Mancha and remember: You can't judge a book by its cover...so fetch one and start reading!!!
Hey teacher, Sandra and Raquel speaking! We don't know a lot about theatres...and of course anything about Shakespeare's life, because we're more familiar with Cervantes. Also we know about Romeo and Juliet...the play was great. We think in America, children know a lot about Shakespeare. A funny fact: -in theatres only man could perform so…Juliet must be Julieto!...hahha...
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