It’s GoT to Be Shakespeare!
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Unit 9
5 • Fiction and Realities
WB p. 64
It’s GoT to Be Shakespeare!
➜ How much of Game of Thrones was inspired by the plots and characters of Shakespeare?
Serious Game
Get ready!
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a. Who are these characters? What do their names correspond to?
b. Choose one name and go online to find out more about the character, the storyline, the relationships…
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a. Be ready to present it. What themes can you identify in the TV series?
b. Identify three similarities between Game of Thrones and what you see in this video.
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How much do you know about Shakespeare? Have you watched Game of Thrones? Did you enjoy the series? Why (not)?
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Toolbox
Toolbox
- alike / similar to (adj.)
- modelled on (adj.)
- an opposing counterpart (exp.)
- character (n.)
- draw upon / be inspired by (v.)
- take after / resemble (v.)
Let’s learn!
Chain speaking
Use at least two words from each box of the mind map on the opposite page to sum up what you know about GoT or Shakespeare.Idiom of the week!
At daggers drawn
Idiom
A dagger is a short knife used as a stabbing weapon. This expression is usually said of two people or groups of people ready or about to fight one another verbally and / or physically. The figurative meaning of the phrase dates back to the 1800s and has become part of everyday vocabulary.
A Game of Words
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box 1
- lawful ≠ illegitimate (adj.)
- powerful / mighty (adj.)
- crowned (adj.)
- heir /ˈɛə/ to the throne (exp.)
- monarch /ˈmɒnək/ (n.)
- lords (n.)
- reign / rule (supreme) (v.)
- wield / exercise power (v.)
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box 2
- benevolent (adj.)
- undaunted /ʌnˈdɔːntɪd/ / bold / brave (adj.)
- feisty / determined (adj.)
- fiendish /ˈfiːndɪʃ/ (adj.)
- merciful ≠ merciless / ruthless (adj.)
- righteous /ˈraɪtʃəs/ (adj.)
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box 3
- vengeful (adj.) → revenge (n.)
- bear a grudge against s.o. (exp.)
- seek revenge / avenge oneself (exp.)
- wage war on (exp.)
- foes / sworn enemies (n.)
- rivals → rivalry (n.)
- rival s.o. /ˈraɪvəl/ (v.)
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box 4
- evil / wicked / malevolent (adj.)
- treacherous / duplicitous (adj.)
- overthrow a king / a queen (exp.)
- betrayal / (high) treason (n.)
- conspiracy / plot (n.)
- traitor (n.)
- betray / deceive /dɪˈsiːv/ (v.)
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box 5
- gory / bloody (adj.)
- murderous (adj.)
- warlike / belligerent (adj.)
- bloodshed (n.)
- assassinate (v.)
- slaughter /ˈslɔːtə/ (v.)
- slay / murder (v.)
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box 6
- historical drama (exp.)
- plot line (exp.)
- revenge play (exp.)
- love (n.)
- tragedy (n.)
- adapt to / into (v.)
- dramatise (v.)