4. CHILDHOOD
Ofthisstudent Littleisknow, he sayshe hadto leave
school towork and help his familyfinancially.
Hisparents were Jhon ShakespeareyMaryArden.
He has 7children, hebeingthe thirdand wholesale
men.
In1582William Shakespeare hasmetAnne
Hathaveyand thatsame yearmarriedbecause ofher
pregnant.
Itissaidto havehad and affairwiththeDukeof
Southampton.
He had3 children,the first childwas agirlandthen
has twins.
5. PROFESIONAL LIFE
In 1588 William Shakespeare moved to London with his
family,
William wanted to become an actor and writer,
playwright before he joined a theater group.
William work for the theater group The Chamberlain´s
Men.
SHAKESPEARE WORK
6. One ofthe bestknownworks is Romeoand Juliet and
theirargument is:
The story chronicles theforbiddenlove betweentwo
teenagers,RomeoMontague and JulietCapulet,
membersof two rivalfamiliesofVerona inthe Italian
Renaissance.Itbeginswitha streetfightbetweenmenof
thetwo families,whichisinterruptedby thePrince of
7. Verona, withthe threatofbeingsentenced to death
another who causethese disputes.
Continues witha ballattheCapulets, topromote an
engagementbetweenPrince Paris and Juliet,afterone
had askedher hand. Meanwhile,Romeo,who is
depressed about hisunrequited relationship with
Rosalina,is persuaded toattend theparty,even
uninvited.There he meetsJulietand falls inlove withher.
At theend ofthe party,runs the famous"balcony scene"
inwhichJuliet admitsherlove forRomeo,unaware that
he islistening,hidden.
Beginyoung romance andquickly decidetomarryin
secret,withthecomplicityofFriar Laurence,who seesin
thissituationthe possibilitytoreconcile thetwo families.
Simultaneously, Tybalt,Juliet's cousin, challenges Romeo
toa duel, buttheyreject him,your friendMercury comes
into placeand iskilled.Romeo takesrevengeand kills
Tybalt,so thePrince ofVerona condemns himtoexile.
8. Juliet's fatherdecidesto convinceher to marryParis; she
acceptsbutonconditionthatthewedding bedelayed.
Thatnight,Juliet and Romeohave sex.Later,Juliet with
Friar Lawrence concoctsa plan to preventher marriage
withParis.Agree thatwould takeadrug thatwould
appearhis deathfor two daysand inthemeantime,the
friarwarnRomeo tothe rescue.
The messagedoes not reachitsdestinationand Romeo,
believinghis deadlove, buys adeadly poisonand goes to
theCapulet crypt,wherethey havebeenJuliet.There he
encounters Paris,who kills; thentakespoison and dies.
UponwakingJuliet andsee two bodies,decidesto
commitsuicidewithRomeo's dagger.Theseterrible
events,however, manageto reconcile thetwo families.
10. Julius Caesar
Timonof Athens
COMEDY:
As youlike it
The two gentlemen of Verona
The comedy of errors
The taming of the shrew
Love´s lobour´s lost
Amidsummer night´s dream
ELIZABETHAN THEATER
11. Elizabethantheater(1558-1625) called theset ofplays
writtenand performed duringthe reignofElizabethI
( reignedfrom1558-1603 ) ,and especiallythework of
WilliamShakespeare.
IntheElizabethantheateractresses theynot accept
women.
for thismanchose not effeminateornotshaving for
womenrespresentar
STRUCTURE THEATRE