4. A Place of Birth
William Shakespeare
was born in Stratford.
It is a very interesting
town in the central
part of England.
Around Stratford
there are beautiful
forests, green fields
and quiet a little river
– Avon.
5. Stratford was
Shakespeare's
birthplace, a small
house in the centre of
the town with a very
small room in it. This
is a very small room
where Shakespeare
was born.
6. William’s Childhood and Youth.
William was born on
April,23, 1564. His
mother, Mary Arden,
was a daughter of a
farmer. His father,
John, was a glover
who had an office in
Stratford. William had
got his education at
the Grammar School.
7. It was a difficult place
at that time. The
pupils had to be at
school at six in the
morning in the warm
seasons and an hour
later in winter. School
days were long, and
only during the
holidays William could
have a rest.
8. William Becomes an Actor
There is a story that
Shakespeare’s first work
in London was holding a
rich men’s horses at the
theatre door. But nobody
can say whether this
story is true. Later
Shakespeare became an
actor and a member of
one of the big acting
companies. Soon he
began to write plays for
this company and in a
few years became a well-
known author.
9. Theatre in the Days of Shakespeare
The theater in the days of
Shakespeare didn’t look
like our modern theatres.
It was a high round
building without any roof
except over the stage. In
winter the theatres were
closed. As there was no
light in those days, the
plays took place in day
time, between one and
three o’clock in the
afternoon.
10. The actors were often
partners in the
theatre business.
Shakespeare was one
of the partners in the
theatre where he
acted and for which
he wrote his dramas.
It was the famous
Globe.
11. William Shakespeare’s Creative Work
W. Shakespeare knew the
stage and that helped
him to write the most
wonderful plays ever
written. Shakespeare
wrote 37 plays. Among
them are tragedies such
as Hamlet, King Lear,
Othello, Macbeth,
comedies such as All’s
Well that Ends Well, the
Twelfth Night, Much Ado
About Nothing, historical
dramas such as Henry IV,
Richard III.
12. William Shakespeare
died in Stratford on
23 April 1616. In
Stratford there is a
church where
Shakespeare was
buried. It is Holy
Trinity Church.
13. On the stone of
Shakespeare’s grave
are the lines written
by Shakespeare
himself.
Good friend, for
Jesus' sake forbear
To dig the dust
enclosed here;
Blessed be he that
spears these stones,
And cursed be he that
moves my bones.
14. Добрый человек,
ради Господа Бога
не тревожь прах,
покоящийся здесь,
ибо он благословен
и оберегаем этими
камнями. И проклят
будет тот, кто
прикоснется к
мощам.
15. There is a Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford. It was built in 1932.
Only Shakespeare's plays are performed there for eight month each
year from April to January.
16. Shakespeare in Russian Fiction
To be or not to be:
that is the question
All the word’s a stage,
and all the men and
women merely
players
Have more than you
show. Speak less than
you know
Быть или не быть:
вот в чем вопрос
Весь мир театр. В
нём женщины,
мужчины – все
актёры
Имей больше, чем
показываешь.
Говори меньше, чем
знаешь
17. There is a special
providence in the fall
of sparrow
How sharper than a
serpent’s tooth it is to
have a thankless child
Neither a borrower
nor a lender be
Life is not all cakes
and ale
Sweets to the sweets
… и в гибели
воробья есть особый
промысел
Острей зубов
змеиных
неблагодарность
детища
В долг не давай и
взаймы не бери
Жизнь прожить – не
поле перейти
Прекрасное –
прекрасной
