1564-1616 His life , times and works William Shakespeare 1564-1616 His life , times and works Mgr. Marianna Anderlová Gymnázium J.G.Tajovského Banská Bystrica Next

Childhood Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Birthday celebrated April 23, 1564 Born in Stratford upon Avon,England Attended the Stratford Grammar School He learned Latin and Greek at school and was keen learner. He had to return from school to help in his father´s glove-making business

Young Adulthood 1582 When he was 18 he married Anne Hathaway She was 8 years older than him Three children Susanna Twins Judith Hamnet (who died)

The Times Monarchy The Plaque Queen Elizabeth King James 1558-1603 1603-1625 The Plaque

Career Actor Playwright - poets were more respected than Poet Lord Chamberlain´s Men The King´s Men Playwright - poets were more respected than playwrite 38 plays Poet 154 Sonnets Shakespeare invented up to 3000 new words

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The Theater All social classes attended No women on stage All parts played by men Including Juliet!

The Globe

The Globe Built 1598 Made from the leased Black Friar´s Theatre Burned during a performance of Henry Henry VIII. Cannon Rebuilt and opened to the public The Globe Website: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/

The Globe

Three/Four Types of Shakespearenean Plays Romantic: Love ( Sometimes under comedy so 3) History: Focus is a record of what happend Comedy: Usually hinges on a problem of the heart but ends happily Tragedy: Tragic hero ( nobility/warrior) has tragic flaw ( character defect) that results in downfall ( usually death)

The Comedies All´s Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Love´s Labor´s Lost Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night, Or , What You Will The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Tragedies Anthony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello, The Moor of Venice Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida

The Histories Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III

The Late Romances Cymbeline Pericles The Tempest The Two Nobel Kinsmen The Winter´s Tale

His retirement Retired in 1611 back to Stratford He died on the way home from the pub three days before his 52 birthday.

The epitaph on his grave Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare, To digg the dvst encloased heare. Bleste be man spares thes stones, And cvrst be he moves my bones. (Modern spelling: Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear, | To dig the dust enclosed here. | Blessed be the man that spares these stones, | And cursed be he that moves my bones.)

In what town was Shakespeare born? Question 1 In what town was Shakespeare born? Cambridge London Stratford Oxford

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Question 2 Why was Shakespeare forced to leave school as a young boy? His school was destroyed He had to help his father in glove-making business He was too sick His mother missed him so much

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How much did Shakespeare write? Question 3 How much did Shakespeare write? 1 play, 38 sonnets and 154 epic narrative poems 54 plays, 5 sonnes, and 38 epic narrative plays 54 plays, 38 sonnets and 5 epic narrative poems 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems

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A quizz on Shakespeare 1. When did Shakespeare write his plays? 15th and 16th century 14th and 15th Century 16th and 17th Century 17th and 18th Century 2.When is Shakespeare's birthday traditionally celebrated? April 1st April 12th April 21st April 23rd

A quizz on Shakespeare 3. Who did Shakespeare marry? Anne of Cleves Anne Hathaway Anne Feine Anne Ditover 4. What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613? It leaked It fell down It was opened It burnt down

A quizz on Shakespeare 5. Which of these phrases appears on Shakespeare's gravestone? "May the great author rest in piece." "He wrote so much that man will take years to understand everything." "He arrived on this earth with nothing. When he died, he left everything to us." "...curst be he that moves my bones.„ 6.Where did Shakespeare retire to? London Brighton USA Stratford-upon-Avon

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