William Shakespeare 1564-1616 “ All the world 's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players.”——

Born in Stratford The 3 rd of 8 kids Married at age 18 (his wife was 26) Worked as an actor By 1594 at least 6 plays had been published

Born in Stratford

The 3 rd of 8 kids

Married at age 18

(his wife was 26)

Worked as an actor

By 1594 at least 6

plays had been

published

Queen Elizabeth What do you think she was like?

Elizabethan Fashion "She must be stifling in that thing"

The Globe Theater 1599 Burned in 1613

The New Globe Theater 1999

The Plays Comedy Tragedy Historica Which plays have you heard of?

Comedy

Tragedy

Historica

Comedies The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like I Twelfth Night Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Taming of the Shrew

Much Ado About Nothing

As You Like I

Twelfth Night

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tragedies Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Othello King Lear Macbeth

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

Othello

King Lear

Macbeth