Anglophone Civilization I

For the students of ANGLOPHONE CIVILIZATION I (Licenciatura en la Enseñanza de la Lengua Inglesa, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Colombia)

: Name: Ronald Perry; Location: Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

BA Fine Arts - Kutztown State U., MA Didáctica del Inglés - U. de Caldas, Professor Asociado - U. Tecnológica de Pereira (1994 - present)

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Final scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III": #5, Richard is killed at Bosworth

Labels: Henry Tudor is referred to as (the Duke of) Richmond., In this scene

Scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III": #4, Murder of the young princes in the Tower; Richard confronts a rebellion

Labels: Richard commits his villainies with style and humor; one reason for the play's popularity.

Scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III": #3, Richard becomes king

Labels: for political reasons, Richard has, tricked the Lady Anne into marrying him. Soon he will poison her..

Scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III": #2, Richard intrigues to become king

Labels: In the final part of this scene, Richard's friends manipulate the people so that they ask him to be king. Richard pretends to be displeased. Very funny.

Opening scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III" (a very different interpretation!)

Labels: Ian McClellan gives a delightful interpretation of this scene in the context of England in the 1920's. Check it out.

Scene from Shakespeare's "Richard III": #1, Richard's opening monologue

Labels: Sir Lawrence Olivier. The famous monologue is a bit artificial but still very impressive, This performance is by the great English actor

Trailer from the movie, "The Messenger" (about Joan of Arc)

Labels: Henry V died and the French found a hero - Joan of Arc, Only a few years after Agincourt

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #6, Henry courts the Frence princess

Labels: even though the terms of the peace treaty stipulate that he will marry her and that their son will be king of France., Henry woos (courts) the French king's daughter

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #5, The King of France yields to Henry's demands

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #4, Agincourt Speech

Labels: Henry is played here by Sir Lawrence Olivier, one of England's greatest actors.

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #3, English lesson for a French princess

Labels: Yes - these are Shakespeare's words. Those of you who understand some French will enjoy this

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #2, Henry demands the surrender of Harfleur

Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry V": #1, Henry receives the French Emissary

Scene from Shakespeare's "Richard II": Richard surrenders his crown to Henry Bolingbroke

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (final scene - King Richard returns)

Labels: A parody of Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood"

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (beginning)

Labels: A parody of Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood"

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (part 5)

Labels: A parody of the Middle Ages

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (part 4)

Labels: A parody of the Middle Ages

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (part 3)

Labels: A parody of the Middle Ages

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (part 2)

Labels: A parody of the Middle Ages

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (part 1)

Labels: A parody of the Middle Ages by the English comedy group, Monty Python's Flying Circus