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William Shakespeare Done by: Cheng Tong Wen 2P305
Shakespeare’s life English poet and Playwright Married Anne Hathaway and had three children 1564-1616 Regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
Shakespeare’s life Educated at the King's New School in Stratford Dropped out of school at the age of sixteen to be an apprentice at his father’s shop Father: successful glover and alderman  Mother: the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer
Shakespeare’s life At first, he wanted to be an actor  The theatres of London were closed by the bubonic plague Thus, he decided to be a writer Inspired by other writers
Plays Composed 38 plays Some famous plays: “Macbeth” ,“Romeo and Juliet” and “The Merchant Of Venice”
England in Shakespeare’s Time Queen Elizabeth I was ruling England. People lived in small towns  
Significant historical events England had three big epidemics of the plague. This is when lots of people got very sick and died.  The first plague went around from 1592-1594.  The second plague happened when Shakespeare was old, going from 1603 to 1604. The final plague was 7 years after Shakespeare died.
Theatres Some actors got their line as they are performing. This is known as cue acting No female actors Shakespeare had to use young boys for the roles of the female characters
Influence	 Influenced on a large number of writers including major novelists such as Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and William Faulkner. Shakespeare contributed to the expansion of the English language 
The Renaissance  Define as “Rebirth of learning” Was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century
Changes The renaissance affected art, politics, religion, science , literature and philosophy. People no longer believed everything  they were told. Tried to discover thing themselves
Influence of Shakespeare's work Shakespeare updated the simplistic, two-dimensional writing style of pre-renaissance drama. He focused on creating “human” characters with psychologically complexity Hamlet is perhaps the most famous example of this.
Influence of Shakespeare's work The upheaval in the accepted social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of their social position. Even monarchs are given human emotions and are capable of making mistakes. Shakespeare utilized his knowledge of Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays. 
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William shakespeare

  • 1. William Shakespeare Done by: Cheng Tong Wen 2P305
  • 2. Shakespeare’s life English poet and Playwright Married Anne Hathaway and had three children 1564-1616 Regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
  • 3. Shakespeare’s life Educated at the King's New School in Stratford Dropped out of school at the age of sixteen to be an apprentice at his father’s shop Father: successful glover and alderman  Mother: the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer
  • 4. Shakespeare’s life At first, he wanted to be an actor The theatres of London were closed by the bubonic plague Thus, he decided to be a writer Inspired by other writers
  • 5. Plays Composed 38 plays Some famous plays: “Macbeth” ,“Romeo and Juliet” and “The Merchant Of Venice”
  • 6. England in Shakespeare’s Time Queen Elizabeth I was ruling England. People lived in small towns  
  • 7. Significant historical events England had three big epidemics of the plague. This is when lots of people got very sick and died.  The first plague went around from 1592-1594.  The second plague happened when Shakespeare was old, going from 1603 to 1604. The final plague was 7 years after Shakespeare died.
  • 8. Theatres Some actors got their line as they are performing. This is known as cue acting No female actors Shakespeare had to use young boys for the roles of the female characters
  • 9. Influence Influenced on a large number of writers including major novelists such as Herman Melville, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy and William Faulkner. Shakespeare contributed to the expansion of the English language 
  • 10. The Renaissance Define as “Rebirth of learning” Was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century
  • 11. Changes The renaissance affected art, politics, religion, science , literature and philosophy. People no longer believed everything they were told. Tried to discover thing themselves
  • 12. Influence of Shakespeare's work Shakespeare updated the simplistic, two-dimensional writing style of pre-renaissance drama. He focused on creating “human” characters with psychologically complexity Hamlet is perhaps the most famous example of this.
  • 13. Influence of Shakespeare's work The upheaval in the accepted social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of their social position. Even monarchs are given human emotions and are capable of making mistakes. Shakespeare utilized his knowledge of Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays.