William Shakespeare Thalina S. & Nadine M.

General fact‘s * 23rd of April, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon Had 8 brothers and sisters Married Anne Hathaway in 1582 Went to a parish-school 3 children: Susannah, 1583 Hamnet & Judith (twins), 1585

Life & work First playwright: “The attack” by Robert Greene, 1592 First published play: “Henry VI, Part 2” 37 plays in total Sorts of poems: sonnets, narrative poems Worked at the “Globe Theatre” in London Appeared in public in 1893 with “Venus and Adonis” Became proprietor of “the Globe”

Shakespeare and the Globe Constructed in 1599 Located next to “The Rose“ The sound was so good, that everybody could hear everything regardless of their seats The globe burned down during a performance of “Henry VIII” New globe was built in 1614 “The Rose”

“The Globe“

Inside During a performance “The Globe“

Shakespeares audiences Queen Elizabeth Wide variety of levels of income „Gentlemen‘s rooms“ and „Lord‘s rooms“ Poorer audience members paid one penny → stand in front of the stage Audience was boisterous

Elizabethan England Queen Elizabeth I In reign of Queen Elizabeth England was a leading naval and the commercial power of western world London was the heart of England In the 16th century underwent a transformation → population grew to 400 % Economy boomed

Features of Elizabethan Drama Plays while the Queen Elizabeth reigned (1558 – 1603) Drama branched out to political plays, comedy and historical content Veered away from bible stories → tackled the reality One play was usually played once and certainly not twice within the same week Big theatres were needed because many people were interested

Famous works “Romeo and Juliet“ 1594 “Hamlet“ 1603 “Henry IV ” (2 parts), 1597 & “Henry V” 1600 “Midsummer Night’s Dream” 1590 “Macbeth” 1606 For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo. To be, or not to be: that is the question. Men of few words are the best men. The course of true love never did run smooth. Fair is foul, and foul is fair.

Famous works “Richard III” 1591 “Julius Cesar” 1599 “Twelfth Night or What You Will” 1601 “The Taming of the Shrew” 1594 “Othello, the Moor of Venice” 1603 Now is the winter of our discontent. Beware the ides of March. Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on.

References http://englischstunde.de/webquest/shakesp/ http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare- quotes.htm http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/quotes/quotes.htm http://listverse.com/2008/07/10/top-10-greatest-shakespeare-plays/ http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/life/index.html http://www.elizabethanenglandlife.com/elizabethan-drama.html