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and Elizabethan England William Shakespea re

April 23, 1564 Stratford- upon-Avon

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

1571 (age 7) King Edward VI School

1585 twins Judith and Hamnet May 26, 1583 Susanna born Hamnet dies age 11 (5 months after wedding)

According to legend Caught poaching deer Left Stratford upon Avon

Acting Companies

1597 Buys New Place in Stratford Retires in 1610

Died April 23, 1616 in Stratford

Stratford- Upon- Avon Church of the Holy Trinity

1564 Galileo Galilei born 1609 Galileo studies the sky with telescope

1564 Swiss theologian John Calvin dies Geneva Bible Roman typeface Numbered verses First taken to America Quoted by Shakespeare Presbyterianism Literal reading of scripture Predestination

Tower of London 1587 Mary Queen of Scots B e h e a de dB e h e a de dB e h e a de dB e h e a de d

Comedies histories Tragedies

Selected Plays (Plays studied at Tracy High)

The Globe Theater Present

The Virgin Queen : Elizabeth I

Henry VIII Tudor 6 wives No male heirs Anne Boleyn Beheaded for “infidelity” in 1536 Really because she miscarried a male baby

The Virgin Queen : Elizabeth I Never married Advantage being single queen Possibly a forbidden love Subordinate role Marry and rule with husband

Half sister Tower of London Died 1558 Elizabeth takes throne

Mary Queen of Scots Cousin of Elizabeth Granddaughter of Henry VIII Executed in 1587

Ousted from court for disobedience Attempted coup “Richard II” Small group

Elizabethan Fashions

Elizabethan Women’s Fashions RuffBumroll CorsetFarthingale

Elizabethan Men’s Fashions Codpiece Slops Hose Doublet

The Elizabethan Masque Music and dance Beginning, end, during interludes Festivals Weddings, Christmas, etc. Indoors or outdoors Elaborate sets and props

Strength of man vs. weakness of woman Male heroism Marriage, men protecting women Themes No wonder Elizabeth herself never sponsored a masque!

Elaborate costumes Male and female courtiers performed Mythological or allegorical figures

Courtly Love Love in LITERATURE Women idealized Delightful disease Physical and mental affliction Symptoms: sighingwon’t eat pale suffering depression jealousy blushheart pounds

Courtly Love Tokens of love Songs, poems, flowers from man Woman minimally acknowledges Inspires man to perform great deeds for the woman A virtuous woman would reject the man at first but would eventually be won

Adultery Idealized Man remains chaste except for his beloved Affair must remain secret Eventually mimicked by lords and ladies Woman is older, higher social status, completely in control Real marriages were usually for social or monetary gain

William Shakespeare Authorship ? SirSir Francis Bacon? EarlEarl of Southampton? ManyMany others…

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