Some of you have an interest in some extra credit so here is my offering for the final 2 weeks of the semester. The deadline for this assignment is Friday, Dec. 11th. NO Late submissions will be accepted. It is worth 20 writing points. (10 for content, 10 for writing mechanics etc.) Finally, you may only do ONE film for extra credit. Feel free to watch the others if you are interested.

Directions:

View ONE of the following listed films. Then in outline form... highlight 5 things you learned from the film that added to your understanding of the Renaissance Era. Be very specific about new understandings you discovered. List the fact and then beneath it give details about it which the film revealed.

For example: (and now you may NOT use this one!- sorry)

Fact one: The lives of Renaissance Royalty were totally lacking in privacy.

Film observation: In "Elizabeth", I noticed that in almost every instance, Elizabeth was surrounded by others. It would have been extremely difficult for her to break from protocol and do what she pleased. Still, on numerous occasions, she managed to successfully obtain "private moments" (at least as depicted in the film.) On one such occasion, she was alone with someone as people arrived to notify her that her sister Mary was at last dead and that Elizabeth was now Queen. Suddenly, her life changed and not all of it for the better.

The films you may use are:

1. "Elizabeth"  (1998- Universal Studios)  starring Cate Blanchette, Geoffrey Rush, and Joseph Fiennes.
2. "Elizabeth; the Golden Age" (2007- Universal Studios )starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffry Rush, Clive Owen, and Samantha Morton
3. "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008 - Sony Pictures) starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, and Kristin Scott Thomas
4. "Shakespeare in Love" (1999 - Miramax) starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
5. "The Merchant of Venice" (2005 - Sony Pictures) starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins

REMEMBER: THE DEADLINE IS classtime on FRIDAY DECEMBER 11th.