Introduction  William Shakespeare (April – 23 April 1616)  Known as the “Bard of Avon”  Wrote 38 plays, 154 Sonnets, 2 Long poems, Etc.  Married Anne Hathaway at age of 18

TRAGEDY  Titus Andronicus (1594)  Revenge & Political problems  Brutality such as murder, rape, acts of mutilation, etc.  War between Romans & Goths, Tamora Queen of Goths

TRAGEDY  Romeo and Juliet ( )  Romeo and Juliet as young secret lovers, with their families as enemies  Secretly got married  Ends with the death of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Paris  Addresses the issues of blind passion, hatred and prejudice

TRAGEDY  HAMLET ( )  Prince Hamlet mourns over the death of his father  Father appears to him and tell him that Claudius poisoned him  Hamlet wanted revenge  Ophelia drove crazy by Hamlet’s act and dies  Ends with the death of Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius and Hamlet  Addresses the issues of revenge, deception, ambition, loyalty and fate

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TRAGEDY  Macbeth (1611 – 1612)  a lot of murder happened  Macbeth wanted to be the King that is why he planned and tried to kill everybody  Said by the witches that no woman born was going to kill him, but Macduff was “untimely ripp’d” and killed Macbeth.  Addresses the issues of ambition, fate, deception and treachery

Sources   caesar.htm caesar.htm   juliet.htm juliet.htm  andronicus.htm andronicus.htm