A Shakespeare Festival

On May 3rd, the English Language and Literature Department held a Shakespeare Festival, celebrating the life and works of the world renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Konya Hall was beautifully decorated with wallpapers and paintings about both Master Shakespeare and his plays. The program started with a slide show on the biography of the Bard of Avon. Following this was a performance of Act V, Scene I of Hamlet by ELL-4a and ELL-4b students. 
Actors :
First Gravedigger: Dilnura Iminova ELL-4B
Second Gravedigger: Zuura Idrisova ELL-4B
Hamlet: Hakmurat Kulieva ELL-4A
Horatio: Azamat Asylbekov ELL-4B
King Claudius: Kamchybek Kamalidin ELL-4B
Queen Gertrude: Cholpon Shabolotova ELL-4A
Laertes: Abdumannap Sherali uulu ELL-4B
Priest: Ramila Muradova ELL-4B
Ophelia: Malika Rayimova ELL-4A

Students from ELLs 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b also competed in a Shakespearean sonnet recitation and the winners were
1st place Kseniia Sinitsyna ELL - 2B
2nd place Aijamal Mamazairova ELL - 3B
3rd place Aygerim Dzhusupbekova ELL - 3A
The audience also had a chance to win prizes during the Shakespeare Trivia Game. A speedy sonnet game was also played-the team of audience volunteers that correctly filled in the missing words to Sonnet 29 the fastest was proclaimed the winner. A fun and educational time was had by one and all.
Winners
Wallpaper competition 
1st place- ELL - 2 A
2nd place ELL - 3B
3rd place ELL - 5
Painting competition 
1st place Aijan Omurbekova ELL - 3B
2nd place Mahabat Tilekmatova ELL - 4B
3rd place Aychurok Bokoshova ELL -2A