William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare

• His Life, Time And Works

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Childhood

• Parents John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
• Birthday celebrated April 23, 1564
• Born in Stratford upon Avon
• Attended the Stratford Grammar School

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Young Adulthood

• 1582 Married Anne Hathaway
• She was 8 years older
• Three children
• Susanna
• Twins
• Judith
• Hamnet

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The Times

• Monarchy
• Queen Elizabeth
• 1558-1603
• King James
• 1603-1625
• The Plague

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The Theater

• All social classes attended
• No women on stage
• All parts played by men
• Including Juliet!

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Career

• Actor
• Lord Chamberlains Men
• The Kings Men
• Playwright
• 38 plays
• Poet
• 154 Sonnets

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The Globe
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The Globe
All the world is a stage

• Built 1598
• Made from the leased Black Friars Theater
• Burned during a performance of Henry VII
• Cannon
• Rebuilt and open to the public
• The Globe Website

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The Comedies

• All's Well That Ends Well
• As You Like It
• The Comedy of Errors
• Love's Labor'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
• Twelfth Night Or, What You Will
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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The Tragedies

• Antony and Cleopatra
• Coriolanus
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
• Julius Caesar
• King Lear
• Macbeth
• Othello, the Moor of Venice
• Romeo and Juliet
• Timon of Athens
• Titus Andronicus
• Troilus and Cressida

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The Histories

• Henry IV, Part 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

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The Late Romances

• Cymbeline
• Pericles
• The Tempest
• The Two Noble Kinsmen
• The Winter's Tale

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The Assignment

• Create a Power Point Presentation for one of
  Shakespeares plays
• You must research the characters, the plot, and
  the themes.
• You must follow the Power Point Template found on
  the schools resource web site
• All presentations must be ready for December 12,
  2005.

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The Plays Repeated

• Chose two plays from each of the following lists.
• You will be assigned one of these choices.
• Each student must research a different play.

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The Comedies

• All's Well That Ends Well
• As You Like It
• The Comedy of Errors
• Love's Labor'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
• Twelfth Night Or, What You Will
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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The Tragedies

• Antony and Cleopatra
• Coriolanus
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
• Julius Caesar
• King Lear
• Macbeth
• Othello, the Moor of Venice
• Romeo and Juliet
• Timon of Athens
• Titus Andronicus
• Troilus and Cressida

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The Histories

• Henry IV, Part 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

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Queen Elizabeth
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King James
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