Name one true thing which you know about William Shakespeare.

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Did you know that… According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare coined more than 500 new words, many of which are still commonly used in English speech. Popular Will-isms include: amazement, bump, lonely, countless, useful, radiance and lackluster. Shakespeare has been translated into at least 80 languages, including Chinese, Bengali, Tagalog, Uzbek, and Klingon. "Shakespeare" is spelled 80 different ways in documents dating from the Bard's time, including "Shaxpere" and "Shaxberd." http://www.shmoop.com/william-shakespeare/trivia.html

William Shakespeare Born in Stratford-upon-Avon ~April 23, 1564 Married Anne Hathaway when she was already pregnant Wrote 37 plays in less than 20 years Wrote in Modern English Beowulf = Old English Canterbury Tales = Middle English Shakespeare = Modern English

Comedy vs. Tragedy Comedy Lighthearted Progression: Initial order Misunderstanding or confusion Back to original order List examples (in pairs) of comedies

Comedy vs. Tragedy Tragedy Downfall of a person of high status Main character has a flaw which leads to his downfall called a “Tragic Flaw” List examples (in pairs) of tragedies

Romance a.k.a. the “Tragi-Comedy” Elements of comedy… Elements of tragedy… It’s a love story… baby just say it… (involves a love interest) Happy ending!!  #yaaaay Serious plot-line and big ideas Darker in tone Acknowledges Evil Info cred: http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/romance.html

Macbeth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q3EnDtbg8w

MACBETH A TRAGEDY

England’s Rulers King James I Queen Elizabeth I -From Scotland -Eager to assert power in England Queen Elizabeth I -Loved Shakespeare’s plays -Died without an heir

The Divine Right of Kings Theory The belief that God directly established kings and gave rulers their power James I emphasized this in England Who do we say gives power to our presidents? Why would going against the king during this time be such a big deal?

The Gunpowder Plot Directed against King James 1 Catholics were unhappy that James did not give them expected religious freedom Guy Fawkes and cronies tried to blow up the house of parliament

The Globe Theater Drew a mixture of all types of people http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/virtual-tour The Globe Theater Drew a mixture of all types of people Cheap seats: groundlings Expensive seats: balconies How is the seating different than what you would see at a stadium or concert today?