For your second, and final, major project, you should select a movie that represents something Shakespearean. This could be something that takes place in Elizabethan England, an adaptation of a Shakespeare play, or a film that represents the life of William Shakespeare. Once you’ve watched the film, write a movie review that includes the following:
You must provide quotations from the film in your compare/contrast paragraphs – and they should be properly cited according to MLA. I will provide a resource with instructions. You must also provide quotations from the works we’ve read in these paragraphs.
Rubric
Category |
Point Value |
Notes |
MLA Formatting |
10 |
|
Summary |
15 |
|
Reflection |
15 |
|
Compare Contrast |
45 |
|
Intro/Conclusion |
15 |
|
Roger Ebert was a famous movie critic. For ideas, read some of his reviews of Shakespeare movies.
https://www.rogerebert.com/cast-and-crew/william-shakespeare
Below are a selection of movies based Shakespeare's works or about him.
For additional movie options, please check Kanopy and our catalog first. Kanopy is a library movie streaming service, while the catalog lists movies you can request to check-out.
Also, there are streaming services where you can watch for movies for free. Or you might already subscribe to one such as Netflix, Prime, or Hulu.
If you need help locating a film, please don't hesitate to ask a librarian.
HBO Max
HBO Max
Hulu, TBS, TNT
Tribeca Shortlist
Pluto, Tubi
Pluto
Kanopy
Kanopy, Freevee
Pluto TV, Paramount+
Freevee, HBO Max
HBO Max
Hulu
Amazon Prime
HBO Max
Works Cited
Wuthering Heights. Directed by William Wyler, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 1939.
Wuthering Heights. Directed by William Wyler, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 1939. Kanopy app.
In-Text
(Wuthering Heights)
(Wuthering Heights 00:36:24-35).
(Title hr:min:sec).
Works Cited
Shakespeare, William. King Lear. W. W. Norton & Company, 2008.
In-Text
(Shakespeare, 1. 1 lines 247-249)
(Shakespeare, 1. 1 268-275)
(Playwright's Last Name, Act. Scene lines #-##)