The document provides background information about William Shakespeare, including details about his life, works, and influence. Some key points: - Shakespeare's exact birthdate is unknown, but based on baptismal records it is assumed to be April 23, 1564. He died on April 23, 1616 at age 52. - He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 and she was 26. They had three children together. - Although written centuries ago, Shakespeare's works are in modern English and remain understandable today. He coined over 1,700 English words. - Throughout his life, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. The shortest of his plays is The Comedy of Errors. - Plot diagrams

1. Ms. Pereiras
Grade 9
English

2. When was Shakespeare born? No one knows! But
based on his Baptismal records, scholars assume
that his birth date was April 23, 1564. If that’s the
case, then he died on his 52nd birthday. (This year
marks his 450th birthday!)

3. Shakespeare married
Anne Hathaway when
he was just 18 years
old. She was 26 and
pregnant with their
first child, Susanna.
(Not this
Anne Hathaway)

4. Although his works can be challenging to understand,
Shakespeare wrote in modern English. If he had
written in Old English or even Middle English, you
would not be able to understand him at all.

5. Shakespeare is
responsible for
creating the name
Jessica, Olivia,
Miranda, and
Cordelia.

6. Shakespeare
invented over 1,700
words in the
English language,
including “lonely”
and “swag.”

7. Throughout his life, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays
and 154 sonnets (that we know of.) The shortest
of his plays is “The Comedy of Errors,” which
we will see performed tomorrow.

9. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
(Conclusion)(Introduction)

10. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I

11. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II

12. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III

13. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV

14. Plot Diagram for Shakespeare’s Plays
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
ACT IV
ACT V

15. Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague
and Juliet Capulet, whose
families hate each other

16. Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague
and Juliet Capulet, whose
families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall
in love and get
married. Romeo kills
Juliet’s cousin in a
fight.

17. Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague
and Juliet Capulet, whose
families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall
in love and get
married. Romeo kills
Juliet’s cousin in a
fight.
Romeo is banished.

18. Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague
and Juliet Capulet, whose
families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall
in love and get
married. Romeo kills
Juliet’s cousin in a
fight.
Romeo is banished.
The Capulets convince
Juliet to trick Romeo into
thinking she’s dead.

19. Plot Diagram for “Romeo and Juliet”
We meet Romeo Montague
and Juliet Capulet, whose
families hate each other
Romeo and Juliet fall
in love and get
married. Romeo kills
Juliet’s cousin in a
fight.
Romeo is banished.
The Capulets convince
Juliet to trick Romeo into
thinking she’s dead.
Romeo and Juliet are dead,
and their families are left to
mourn their losses.

20. Exposition
Climax
Conclusion

21. Plot Diagram for
“The Little Mermaid”
EXPOSITION
 We meet Ariel, a rebellious mermaid
princess who is obsessed with the
human world and believes she is “in
love” with Prince Eric, whom she has
only seen from afar.

22. Plot Diagram for
“The Little Mermaid”
RISING ACTION
 Ariel saves Prince Eric from drowning.
 Ariel visits a sea witch and trades in her voice for three days
as a human.
 Although Prince Eric does not recognize Ariel as the girl
who saved him (since he had remembered only her voice),
the two begin to fall in love.
 Ursula, the sea witch, is unhappy with their romance and
becomes a human in order to seduce Prince Eric and trick
him into marrying her.

23. Plot Diagram for
“The Little Mermaid”
CLIMAX
 Ariel and her undersea friends break up Prince Eric
and Ursula’s wedding, but not before Ariel is turned
back into a mermaid.

24. Plot Diagram for
“The Little Mermaid”
FALLING ACTION
 Ursula takes Ariel, and Prince Eric chases her to save
his love.
 Prince Eric engages in an epic sea battle with Ursula
and ultimately kills her, saving Ariel in the process.

25. Plot Diagram for
“The Little Mermaid”
CONCLUSION
 Prince Eric and Ariel marry and live happily ever after.

26. You will be given an empty plot diagram of your
own. Please work with your group to fill in the
diagram with specific plot elements from a
fairytale or film. Some examples you can choose
from:
o Cinderella
oGoldilocks and the Three Bears
oTangled
oThe Lion King
oLittle Red Riding Hood
oThe Wizard of Oz
oThe Frog Prince