charlotte bronte's life

 

 

Queen Victoria: A Fill-in Activity

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences about Queen Victoria's life.

1. Queen Victoria reigned over the United Kingdom from _____ to _____.
2. She was the daughter of _____.
3. Victoria married her cousin, _____, in _____.
4. Their first child was _____.
5. Queen Victoria's reign is often referred to as the _____ era.
6. She was known for her _____ and _____.
7. Queen Victoria's death in _____ marked the end of the _____ era.

Word Bank:

• 1837
• 1901
• Duke of Kent
• Prince Albert
• 1840
• Victorian
• mourning
• propriety
• Victoria, Princess Royal

The Victorian Age: A Fill-in Activity

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences about the good and bad points of the Victorian Age.

Good Points:

1. The Victorian Age saw significant _____ and _____ advancements.
2. _____ was introduced, improving public health and sanitation.
3. The _____ movement promoted social reform and improved working conditions.
4. _____ and _____ flourished, producing great works of literature, art, and music.
5. The British Empire reached its _____ during this time.

Bad Points:

1. _____ and _____ were common among the working class.
2. _____ was a major problem, especially for children.
3. _____ and _____ were often ignored or suppressed.
4. The British Empire's expansion led to _____ and _____ of many colonies.

Word Bank:

• industrial
• technological
• public health reforms
• Victorian era
• social justice
• poverty
• child labor
• inequality
• colonialism
• exploitation
• peak
• arts
• sciences

The Victorian Compromise: A Fill-in Activity

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences about the Victorian Compromise.

1. The Victorian Compromise was a _____ and _____ agreement that balanced _____ values with _____ progress.
2. It emphasized _____ and _____ while also promoting _____ and _____.
3. The Victorian Compromise was challenged by the _____ of the working class and the _____ of new ideas.
4. Despite its challenges, the Victorian Compromise helped to shape _____ society and culture.

Word Bank:

• social
• cultural
• traditional
• modern
• morality
• respectability
• progress
• improvement
• rise
• spread
• Victorian

The Victorian Compromise: A Multiple Choice Activity

Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.

1. What was the "Victorian Compromise"? a) A political agreement between the British government and the colonies. b) A social and cultural agreement that balanced traditional values with modern progress. c) A compromise between the working class and the aristocracy. d) A compromise between the British and French empires.

2. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Victorian Compromise? a) Emphasis on moral values and respectability. b) Tolerance of different social classes. c) Suppression of social problems. d) Belief in progress and improvement.

3. The Victorian Compromise was most closely associated with which of the following values? a) Individualism b) Collectivism c) Materialism d) Conservatism

4. How did the Victorian Compromise contribute to the growth of the British Empire? a) By justifying imperial expansion as a civilizing mission. b) By discouraging colonization and overseas trade. c) By promoting peaceful coexistence with other empires. d) By limiting the British Empire's influence.

5. Which of the following was a challenge to the Victorian Compromise? a) The rise of the working class and labor unions. b) The spread of new ideas and philosophies. c) The increasing pace of industrialization. d) All of the above.

Charlotte Brontë: A Curious Facts Fill-in Activity

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences about Charlotte Brontë's life.

1. Charlotte Brontë and her sisters were raised by their _____ after their parents' deaths.
2. As children, Charlotte and her siblings created a fictional world called _____, where they pretended to be rulers of a faraway land.
3. Charlotte's first job was as a _____.
4. She was once rejected from _____ because she was too _____.
5. Charlotte Brontë was _____ when she married Arthur Bell Nicholls.
6. She wrote _____ under the pen name _____.
7. Charlotte Brontë was inspired to write Jane Eyre after a _____.

Word Bank:

• governess
• Angria
• 38
• Currer Bell
• The Professor
• short
• aunt
• love affair
• Brussels
• Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

 

The Elizabethan theatre

 

The ELIZABETHAN PLAYHOUSE was small

It was CIRCULAR or OCTAGONAL in SHAPE.
It was built around a COURTYARD or PIT (PALCO), where the poorer spectators stood, exposed to the rain or the sun.
It had three tiers (rows) of galleries, where those who paid more could sit.
THE GROUNDLINGS
The ordinary people of London streets
They paid one penny to stand in the yard around the three open sides of the stage.
There was intimate communication between the audience and the actors on the stage.
People who paid two pennies(or five?) could sit in one of the galleries






THE STAGE
APRON STAGE
It was a long platform which jutted out into the pit and was surrounded by the spectators on three sides.At its back there was a curtain, which could be drawn, thus revealing a second stage.
INNER STAGE
It was generally used by the actors as a room where they could rest or change their costumes.
When necessary, the inner stage was also used to represent taverns, tombs....
UPPER STAGE
Over the inner stage and at the level of the second gallery, there was the upper stage, which could be used to represent the walls of a castle or of a town, or for scenes where an upper level was required

• It seems that all social classes went to the theatre
• Performances took place in the daylight
• There was no scenery
• The costumes were rich
• There were sound effects and music
• The language was rich in imagery and metaphors
• Women were not allowed to act. They were replaced by boy actors
• Both in speech and gesture, acting was more formal than modern acting

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.^[ A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.

A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named "Shakespeare's Globe", opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre