William Shakespeare “All the world 's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players.”——

Born in Stratford The 3 rd of 8 kids Married at age 18 (his wife was 26) Worked as an actor By 1594 at least 6 plays had been published

Queen Elizabeth What do you think she was like?

Elizabethan Fashion "She must be stifling in that thing"

The Globe Theater 1599 Burned in 1613

The Globe Theater Plague Plays were written to please royalty Globe, The Theatre Open roofs No lights. No bathrooms. No women, Lower class audiences

The New Globe Theater 1999

The Plays Comedy Tragedy Historica

Comedies The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing As You Like I Twelfth Night Midsummer Night’s Dream

Tragedies Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Othello King Lear Macbeth

Historicas Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Richard II Richard I

Shakespeare’s Contribution to the Language He invented 32,000 words. We use about 5,000 today. He invented: hot blooded, He invented phrases: Leapfrog is an example of a compound word invented by Shakespeare.

Some Famous Quotes of Shakespeare Hamlet “To be, or not to be: that is the question". - (Act III, Scene I). Romeo and Juliet "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?". - (Act II, Scene II). Julius Caesar "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him". - (Act III, Scene II).