Shakespeare Created by: Alyssa Bobber “Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty Without affection, free without indecency, learned Without conceitedness, novel without falsehood” -William Shakespeare.

Table of Contents Time Line Family Matters Fast Facts The Life of a Married Man “The Lost Years” A Career in Playwriting

Time Line April 23, Birthday April 26, Baptized November 27, Married Anne Hathaway May 26, daughter Susanna Baptized February 2, A set of Twins born

Time Line Retired from Theater in London August 11, Son Hamlet died “The Lost Years” Began Acting Career in London

Family Matters For they are yet ear-kissing arguments. -William Shakespeare.

John Shakespeare, Father John Shakespeare moved to Stratford John was a glover and tanner of leathers. Married Mary Arden around Mary was the daughter of Robert Arden of nearby Wilmecote, owner of a 60-acre farm called Asbies John Shakespeare served as Chief Burgess of Stratford He Died in 1601, near 70 years of age.

Sibling Rivalry? First daughter of John and Mary was named Joan, born in September of She was Baptized September 15, She Died from the plague. Nothing else is known about her life. Second child was Margaret, born in Baptized on December 2 Died one year later. Third child was William. Born April 23, He was their first child to survive from the plague. Their fourth child was Gilbert, who was baptized on October 13, Gilbert and William were the only two children to survive the plague years. Gilbert died at age 46 on February 3, He was a bachelor. Will dies 4 years later in 1616 age 52.

Will’s Siblings Continued. Fifth Child was a girl, Joan, named after their first child. Their sixth child, but fourth to survive was Anne in However she died at the age of 8. After Anne they had yet another child, a 7 th child, Richard. He was baptized March 11, 1574 Nothing else is known about him except he died a bachelor on February 4, Age 39 After Richard, Mary and John had one last child, their 8 th Edmund in He died in 1607, age 27.

William --^ As he may have looked at age 14 “And since you know you cannot see yourself, So well as by reflection, I, yourself, That of yourself which you yet know not of.” - William Shakespeare.

William Shakespeares’s Signature…from his will

Fast Facts About Will Young William was allowed to go to school in Stratford. He attended the traveling plays that came to Stratford periodically. William did not attend a University. He wrote 37 plays in 20 years while in London. Acting was banned during Lent (40 days) He used Lent as a time to travel home to see his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Fast Facts Cont. Upon retirement, Will Shakespeare owned the second largest house in Stratford. “New Place” In his plays males played ALL roles. He gave all power in his will to his eldest daughter, Suzanne. He left his wife, Anne, his “second best bed” He died on his birthday. April 23, 1616.

The Life of a Married Man On November 27, 1582 Shakespeare married a woman named Anne Hathaway (Perhaps her real name was Anne Whateley, it seems a priest or clerk spelled it wrong in the ledger books) Anne was 8 years William’s elder. Not long after the marriage took place they gave birth to their first daughter, Susanna. (actually 6 months later) Records show Susanna was baptized on May 26, Two years later came the arrival of twins, Hamnet and Judith on February 2, Not much else is known About this family’s life except Hamnet sadly died on August 11, 1596, at the tender age of 11.

“God bless thee; and put meekness in thy mind, love Charity, obedience, and true duty!” - William Shakespeare.

“The Lost Years” First Period. There are two times in Shakespeare’s life that are considered “The lost years”. The first one was a time span of 4 years, from This was from the time he graduated from grammar school to the time he married Anne. Second Period. The second time frame was 7 years, This was about the time that he depart Stratford. It seems he wrote many early plays and his sonnets in this time span.

A Career in Playwriting 154 Sonnets 37 Plays 2 Long Poems, A few other works as well Plays have been translated into every major language. In his day, plays were performed in the Globe Theater In his plays, women were played by young men whose voices hadn’t changed yet.

Sit back and relax, as I Take you on a tour of the famous Globe Theater….

Comedy

All’s Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love’s Labours Lost Cymbeline Love’s Labours Lost

Measure for Measure The Marry Wives of Windsor The Merchant of Venice Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Tyre Measure for Measure Much Ado About Nothing

Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona A Winter’s Tale The Tempest Twelfth Night

History

Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 Henry V Henry VI, part 1 Henry VI, part 2 Henry VI, part 3

Henry III King John Richard II Rickard III Richard III King John

Tragedy

Anthony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Coriolanus Julius Caesar

MacBeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Romeo And Juliet MacBeth

Poetry

A Lover’s Complaint The Rape of Lucrece Venus and Adonis Funeral Elegy by W.S.

Sonnets

Sonnet 98 From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April dress'd in all his trim Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing That heavy Saturn laugh'd and leap'd with him. Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell Of different flowers in odor and in hue Could make me any summer's story tell. Or from their proud lap pluck them while they grew; Nor did I wonder at the lily's white, Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose; These were but sweet, but figures of delight; Drawn after you, you pattern of all those. Yet seem'd it winter still, and, you away, As with your shadow I with these did play.

Sonnet 154 The little Love-god lying once asleep Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand, Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand The fairest votary took up that fire Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd; And so the Generall of hot desire Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd. This brand she quenched in a cool well by, Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual, Growing a bath and healthful remedy For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall Came there for cure, and this by that I prove, Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.