“A man for all time.” – Ben Jonson
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William Shakespeare
His Lifeborn April 1564 (St. George’s Day)Stratford-upon-Avondied April 23, 1616parents
John Shakespeare and Mary Ardenparents wealthy and successful
third child of eightJoan, Margaret, William, Gilbert, Joan, Anne
Stratford-upon-AvonShakespeare’s birthplace
Stratford-upon-AvonPresent Day
Shakespeare’s Townhome
His Life (cont)married Anne HathawayNovember 27, 1582Anne was 26, Will was 18children
Susanna (1583) – oldest and Will’s favoritetwins (1585) – Hamnet and Judith
grandchildrenSusanna Hall’s children – Elizabeth (1608)Judith Quinney’s children – Shakespeare,
Richard, and Thomas
His Careerwrote 37 plays and about 154 sonnets
Histories, Comedies, and Tragediesstarted out as an actor
Lord Chamberlain’s Men (London theater co.)
principal playwright for Lord Ch. Co.1599 – Lord Ch. Co. build Globe
Theater where most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed.
Elizabethan Eranamed for Queen Elizabeth (1558-
1603)The “Renaissance” Period
“Renaissance” means REBIRTHrebirth of Humanismrebirth of cultural achievementsrebirth of music, literature, plays, art, other talents
Queen Elizabeth
The Elizabethan StagePlays produced for general publicopen air theaters – rooflessplays performed during afternoon
or early eveningno artificial lighting
courtyard surrounded by 3 levels of galleries
Staging Areasstage – platform extended into the
pitdressing and storage rooms in
galleries behind and above stagesecond-level gallery – upper stage
famous balcony scene in R & Jtrap door
ghosts“heavens”
angelic beings
Audience/Spectatorswealthy got benches“groundlings”
lower class stood and watched from the courtyard (pit)
all but wealthy were uneducated/illiterate
audience interacted
Actorsconsidered indecent
(inappropriate) for a woman to appear on stage
only men and boysyoung boys whose voice had not
changed played women’s roles
Some Famous Quotes“To be or not to be,--that is the question.” ---Hamlet“All the world’s a stage.”---As You Like It"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any
other name would smell as sweet".---Romeo and Juliet"Off with his head!“---King Richard III"Good Night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,
that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”---Romeo and Juliet
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them".---Twelfth Night
"But, for my own part, it was Greek to me".---Julius Ceasar
"This above all: to thine own self be true". ---Hamlet
For more information:www.william-shakespeare.infowww.shakespeare.com
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www.bardweb.netbiography
www.absoluteshakespeare.comquotesfactssummaries
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