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Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England to a prominent town official. He received an excellent education focused on grammar and literature. In the 1580s, he married Anne Hathaway and had three children, but the years between 1585-1595 are undocumented. He later moved to London and began working as an actor and playwright, producing some of the most renowned plays and poems in English literature. His plays are categorized as comedies, tragedies, and histories. Shakespeare and his acting company performed at theaters in London until building their own, called The Globe. He retired to Stratford in 1610 and died in 1616 at the age of 52.
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- 2. • Born inStratford-Upon- Avon, England. • Son of a prominent town official. • 3rd child of 8 children. • Received excellent education with heavy focus on grammar and literature.
- 3. • Marriage atage 18 to Anne Hathaway (she was 26) who was pregnant with his child. • First child was daughter, Susanna – born in 1583. • Twins, Hamnet and Judith were born in 1585. • Hamnet diest at the age 11.
- 4. The period between1585 and 1595 is known as the “Lost Years” because there are no documentary records of Shakespeare’s activities.
- 5. Moved toLondon around 1591 and became an actor. Worked with the Lord Chamberlin’s company of players, later known as the Kings Men.
- 6. Along withacting, he also wrote some of the most renowned and studied literature written in the English Literature. Poems – famous for his sonnets Plays – Comedies, Tragedies and Histories.
- 7. All’s WellThat Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter's Tale
- 8. Antony andCleopatra Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida
- 9. Henry IVPart I Henry IV Part II Henry V Henry VI Part I Henry VI Part II Henry VI Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III
- 10. He wrote37 very successful plays. His vocabulary was so huge – somewhere between 17,000 and 34,000 words! The estimated vocabulary of an educated person today is around 15,000 words.
- 11. Shakespeare andLord Chamberlain’s Men performed at Burbage’s theater until 1599, when they built their own playhouse, THE GLOBE. Shakespeare referred to THE GLOBE as “this wooden O,” a term referring that led the scholars to believe it was a circular building.
- 13. A whiteflag indicates there is a play today. Plays were performed during the day. The groundings stood by the stage. The wealthy sat in the upper decks. Young men dressed up to female roles. Attending Shakespeare’s theater was quite different from attending theater today, which is thought of as very quiet and austere. In Elizabethen England it was a noisy, popular gathering place for people of all ages and from all walks of life. Drinking and eating were permitted in the pit, which often became very noisy. If a spectator did not like a particular character or scene, he or she would feel free to hiss or boo or even throw anything he or she might have in hand.
- 15. William Shakespearereturned to Stratford around 1610 where he lived as a country gentleman. Wealthy – Owned one of the largest homes in town. Died in Stratford in 1616 at the age of 52. His death was a mystery. It is rumored that he drank too much and contracted a fever or that he died from a cerebral hemorrhage.