Shakespeare: The History of English http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A

Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature William Shakespeare Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature

Shakespeare 1563-1616 Stratford-on-Avon, England wrote 37 plays about 154 sonnets started out as an actor

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Location of Stratford-upon-Avon

Shakespeare wrote: Comedies Histories Tragedies

The Theater Plays produced for the general public Roofless = open air No artificial lighting Courtyard surrounded by three levels of galleries

Burned down in 1613 during one of Shakespeare’s plays Theatre Career Member and later part-owner of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later called the King’s Men Globe Theater built in 1599 by L.C.M. with Shakespeare as primary investor Burned down in 1613 during one of Shakespeare’s plays

The Rebuilt Globe Theater, London

Spectators Wealthy got benches “Groundlings” poorer people stood and watched from the courtyard (“pit”) All but wealthy were uneducated/illiterate Much more interaction than today

Staging Areas Stage, platform that extended into the pit Dressing & storage rooms in galleries behind & above stage second-level gallery - upper stage - famous balcony scene in R & J Trap door - ghosts “Heavens” - angelic beings

Education Probably attended King’s New School in Stratford Educated in: Rhetoric Logic History Latin

Stratford-on-Avon in Shakespeare’s Time As reproduced in William Rolfe, Shakespeare the Boy (1896).

Stratford-upon-Avon Today From Stratford’s web site: http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/index.htm

King’s New School

Married Life Married in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, who was pregnant at the time with their first daughter Had twins in 1585 Sometime between 1585-1592, he moved to London and began working in theatre.

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage Warwickshire, England

GLOBE THEATRE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8GVuuIW6YE

Differences No scenery Settings (references in dialogue) Elaborate costumes Plenty of props Fast-paced, colorful - Two hours!

Actors Only men and boys Young boys whose voices had not changed play women’s roles Would have been considered indecent for a woman to appear on stage

Movies that are disguised as Shakespeare…

Elizabethan (QE1) Words An,and: If Anon: Soon Aye: Yes But: Except for E’en: Even E’er: Ever

QE1 Words (contin.) Haply: Perhaps Happy: Fortunate Hence: Away, from her Hie: Hurry Marry: Indeed

QE1 Words (contin.) Whence: Where Wilt: Will, will you Withal: In addition to Would: Wish