my presentation sem 1

1. M.K.Bhavnagar University
 Name : Solanki Alpa H.
 Class : M.A.Part-1(sem-1)
 Roll no.: 36
 Year : 2015-16
 Paper no.: 1(The Renaissance Literature)
 Topic : William Shakespeare
 Email Id : alpasolanki176@gmail.com
 Submitted : Dr.Dilip Barad

2. William Shakespeare (1564-
1616)
 William Shakespeare
was born in Stratford
upon-avon, allegedy on
April 23,1564.
 He was a great writer
of the Age of
Ellizabeth.
 He was an English
poet, playwright and
actor.

3. Shakespeare’s Famous Works
1. Hamlet
2. King Lear
3. Macbeth
4. Othello
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Measure for Measure

4. About The Hamlet
 Written between 1599
and 1601 , this play set in
Denmark and recounts
how prince Hamlet
exacts revenge on his
uncle Cladius, who
murdered the king,
takes the throne and
marries Hamlet’s
mother.
 “Hamlet” is a
Shakespeare’s longest
play and among the
most powerful and in
fluential tragedies in the
english language.

5. About The Othello
 This tragedy is believed to
have been written in
approximately 1603.
 The work revolves around
four central characters:
Othello, his wife
Desdemona, his
lieutenant Cassio and his
trusted advisor Iago.
 Because of its varied
themes – racism, love,
jealousy and betrayal.

6. About The Romeo and
Juliet  This play is an early
tragedy (and likely
Shakespeare’s first) about
two teenage “Star-
Cross’d Lovers” whose
“Untimely Deaths”
ultimetely unite their
feuding households.
 Its influence is still seen
today, with the two main
characters being widely
represented as
archetypal young lovers.