Barbie Keyser & Emily Gluntz William Shakespeare Barbie Keyser & Emily Gluntz

Life of William Shakespeare Born 1564 and baptized on April 26, 1564. A bond certificate dated November the 28th, 1582, reveals that an eighteen year old William married the twenty-six and pregnant Anne Hathaway. Had three children named Susana, Hamnet, and Judith. His only son Hamnet had died when he was 11. In 1592 - After leaving Stratford for London, William was recognized as a successful actor, as well as a leading poet. He was a member of 'The Chamberlain's Men'. In 1596- Shakespeare becomes a "gentleman" when the College of Heralds grants his father a coat of arms. In 1597- He bought a large house called "The Great House of New Place". In 1599 - The 'Globe Theater' is built from the pieces of 'The Theater' in July. In 1603 - 'The Lord Chamberlain's Men' became 'The King's Men' on May 19. In 1613 - The 'Globe Theatre' burns during a performance of Henry VII when a canon fired on the roof sets fire to the straw thatch. The theatre is rebuilt, but Shakespeare retires. In 1616 - April 23, in Stratford, on his 52nd birthday he died. Life of William Shakespeare

In his time William wrote 13 Comedies, 13 Historical Plays, 6 Tragedies, 4 Tragicomedies, as well as many sonnets (154) , which were mostly dedicated to his patron, Henry Wriothsley, The Earl of Southampton. Career

Julius Caesar Roman history was widely spread in Shakespeare’s age. The Elizabethans believed that History, particularly classical history, was useful for the lessons that a reader might pick up.. Political wisdom especially was to be found in the Roman Historians. In 1579 Sir Thomas North Published his translation of Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, which had at least eight editions and issues but 1631. It was large but readable and Shakespeare got most of his classical information from it. And it was his main source for writing Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar

Comedies "Comedy of Errors" 1592 "The Taming of the Shrew" 1592-94 "Love's Labor's Lost" 1594-95 "Two Gentlemen of Verona" 1594-95 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" 1595-96 "The Merchant of Venice" 1596-97 "Much Ado About Nothing" 1598-99 "As You Like It" 1599-1600 "Twelfth Night" 1599-1600 "Merry Wives of Windsor" 1601-02 "Troilus and Cressida" 1601-02 "All's Well That Ends Well" 1602-03 "Measure for Measure" 1604-05 Comedies

Historical Plays "Henry VI" parts I, II, III 1590-92 "Richard III" 1590-92 "King John" 1594-96 "Richard II" 1597-(?) "King Henry IV" part I, part II 1597-98 "Henry V (1599)" 1598-99 "Julius Caesar" 1599-1600 "Henry VIII" 1613-(?) "Antony and Cleopatra" 1606-07 "Coriolanus" 1607-08 Historical Plays

Tragedies "Titus Andronicus" 1593-94 "Romeo and Juliet" 1594-95 "Hamlet" 1600-01 "Othello" 1604-05 "The Tragedy of King Lear" 1605-06 "Macbeth" 1605-06 Tragedies

Tragicomedies "Timon of Athens" 1607-(?) "Cymbeline" 1609-10 "The Winter's Tale" 1610-11 "Tempest" 1611-12 Tragicomedies

The Time in which William Lived The age of Shakespeare was a great time in English history. Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)had all power of the Western world. England combined with the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Elizabeth firmly established the Church of England begun by her father, King Henry VIII. The Time in which William Lived

Continued.. At this time, London was the heart of England, reflecting all the vibrant qualities of the Elizabethan Age. This atmosphere made London a leading center of culture. Its dramatists and poets were among the leading literary artists of the day. In this heady environment, Shakespeare lived and wrote. In the 1580s, the writings of the University Wits defined the London theatre. Shakespeare outdid them all; he combined the best traits of Elizabethan drama with classical sources, enriching the admixture with his imagination and wit.

Shakespeare's Theatre Company. Shakespeare’s theatre company was The Lord Chamberlain Men. The reorganized company performed at the Theatre and the Curtain; in 1599 they moved to the newly built Globe. By 1600 they had emerged as the leading theatrical company in London, and in 1603 became the King's Men under a royal patent from James I. The company continued successfully until the closing of the theatres in 1642. Shakespeare may have been an original member of the company; he had certainly achieved prominence as a sharer by March, 1595. On 19 May, 1603, the Lord Chamberlain's Men became the King's Men, and Letters Patent were issued. Shakespeare's Theatre Company.

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