William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote famous plays and poems while working as an actor and playwright in London, most notably for the Globe Theatre. Some of his most famous plays include tragedies like Romeo and Juliet and comedies like A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare introduced thousands of new words to the English language through his enormous vocabulary and influence. He died in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1616 at the age of 52.

1. 1564 - 1616

3. He was a poet,
playwright and
actor, regarded as
the greatest writer
in the English
language.

4. Shakespeare was born in
Stratford-upon-Avon

6. Shakespeare´s home

11. At the age of 18 he
married 26-year-old
Anne Hathaway
and had three
children

12. Anne Hathaway

13. Shakespeare didn´t
attend university but
he must have read a
great amount of
classic literature…

14. …because his stories
were influenced by a
big diversity of
classical authors like
Plautus or Ovid.

15. Plautus

16. Ovid

18. In London,
Shakespeare
became a successful
actor and writer

19. London in the
17th century

22. The Globe
Theatre

23. Shakespeare worked
for various theatres
but the most
important was the
Globe

26. Shakespeare referred
to the Globe as “This
wooden O”, which
made scholars think it
was circular

28. • Young men played female roles
• Women only attended private
performances
• The rich sat in the upper galeries
• The poor stood by the stage
• If a spectator did not like a character
or scene, he could hiss, boo or
throw anything on the stage.

29. today

30. THE GLOBE IS NOW
RECONSTRUCTED

32. Shakespeare´s
plays

33. Shakespeare began his
career during the reign
of Elizabeth I, but
produced his major
plays during the reign of
James I

36. Can you translate into your language
the title of the following comedies?
Much Ado About Nothing
Merchant of Venice
All is well that ends well
Midsummer Night´s Dream

37. Can you name
any of his
tragedies?

43. Shakespeare´s
vocabulary

44. His vocabulary was
huge and had a
great influence on
the English
language

45. He introduced a great number of
Latin words into the English
language:
• Accomodation
• Assassination
• Obscene
• Premeditate
• lonely

46. •Gloomy
•Suspicious
•Hurry
•Dexterously

47. •Horrid
•Antipathy
•Catastrophe
•Hereditary…

48. Shakespeare´s
death

49. After the destruction of
the Globe theatre
Shakespeare stopped
writing

50. He returned to
Stratford around
1610 and died in
1616 at the age of
52

51. The end