2. HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION
• William Shakespeare is one of the most important and
renowned renaissance of all time .His work is still regarded as
relevant till this present 21 st century
… William Shakespeare was born in england and baptised on
the 26th of April 1564 . When he was 18 years old when he got
married to Anne Hathaway for whom he had 3 children named
Susanna ,Hamnet and Judith who were twins .
3. HISTORY AND INTRODUCTION CONT.
• Between the years of 1585-1592 he was a successful
author, writer and part owner of a playing company
called “the lord chamberlain men” which was later
changed to “the kings men”
• He retired in 1613 and moved to Stratford
• He produced his works between the years of 1589 –
1613
• He died on 23 of April 1616
• He produced 38 plays ,154 sonnets ,2 long narrative
poems..
4. IMPORTANCE OF SHAKESPEARE TO THE
RENAISSANCE
• Shakespeare was born towards the end of the
renaissance so I would not say he contributed as much
as the likes of Leonardo da Vinci. Although:
• he brought about so much entertainment to the society
through all his plays and poetry.
• Shakespeare made use of Greek and Roman in his
writings. Which was initially suppressed during the
Catholic reign.
• Shakespeare gave his characters life and emotion, unlike
other writers in the renaissance.
5. EXAMPLES OF WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE
• His sonnets: • His comedies:
• A Lover's Complaint • As you like it
• The Rape of Lucrece • Comedy of errors
• Venus and Adonis • Tempest
• Funeral Elegy by W.S. • Merchant of Venice
• Midsummer nights
dream
6. EXAMPLE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN WORK.
• “Rivers. Have patience, madam; there’s no doubt his Majesty
Will soon recover his accustomed health.
Grey. In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse.
Therefore for God’s sake entertain good comfort
And cheer his Grace with quick and merry eyes.
Queen Elizabeth. If [the King] were dead, what would betide on me?
Grey. No other harm but loss of such a lord.
Queen Elizabeth. The loss of such a lord includes all harms”
• by William Shakespeare in Richard III
7. • The previous slide shows an example of a play from William
Shakespeare Its a five line extract from a scene from Richard
III.
• The play Richard the third is about Richard the hunchback
Duke of Gloucester who becomes King Richard III ,but he only
became through series of horrible acts like the killing his
wife, the kinsmen etc., but when he finally got into power he was
taken down by the Duke of Richmond(who was Henry IV).it was
performed in 1600 and 1601 and this play is based on a real life
event.
9. AMAZING FACTS ABOUT
WILLIAM SHAKE;SPEARE..
• He was called “bard of Avon”…I find this
interesting …its so funny how nicknames were
present back in the 16 th century.
• He plays have been translated to fit the
language of the 21st century…..I fine that
amazing because its not all works of people that
still exists till now.
10. SUMMARY
• Through Shakespeare poems ,drama etc. We all
can see that Shakespeare saw things from a
realistic point of view he used his plays to pass
on a message to the society ,for example the
play reviewed (Richard III) shows wickedness of
mankind which is a very clear human attribute.
Even though William Shakespeare is dead his
work is still very well relevant.
11. MOST IMPORTANT WORKS OF
SHAKESPEARE
• Hamlet
• Tempest
• Romeo and Juliet
• Merchant of Venice
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Welcome To the William Shakespeare Home Page!.
(n.d.). Welcome To the William Shakespeare Home
Page!. Retrieved September 15, 2011, from
http://www.williamshakespeare.com
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare .
(n.d.). The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
. Retrieved September 15, 2011, from
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
