WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HIS LIFE AND TIMES. EARLY YEARS Born: April 23, 1564 Baptized: Church of the Holy Trinity Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon Parents:

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HIS LIFE AND TIMES

EARLY YEARS Born: April 23, 1564 Baptized: Church of the Holy Trinity Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Siblings: third child, but first son; seven children in all

Church where john Shakespeare and Mary Arden married: exterior

interior

MARY ARDEN’S FAMILY HOME

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S GRANDFATHER’S HOME: as it is today

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

Street plan of Stratford-upon-Avon in Shakespeare's time

Shakespeare’s birthplace

CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

SCHOOL DAYS Attended: Stratford Grammar School Main Subject: Latin

STRATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

SHAKESPEARE’S CLASSROOM

SHAKESPEARE’S TEACHER’S DESK

MARRIED LIFE Marriage: December 1582 Wife: Anne Hathaway Children: three 1. Susanna 2. Twins: Hamnet and Judith Home: New Place Untimely Death: Hamnet died- age 11

Some believe Shakespeare and hathaway were married here

ANNE Hathaway’s cottage

Cottage and gardens

NEW PLACE

What Shakespeare’s home might have looked like

William Shakespeare’s death Died: April 23, 1616 Buried: in Church of the Holy Trinity Grave: has a curse

Inside church of the holy trinity

William Shakespeare’s Death Mask shakespeares-death-mask/ shakespeares-death-mask/ 2fk 2fk

Shakespeare’s acting/writing careers Lord Chamberlain’s Men/The Queen’s Men The King’s Men Writing Patron: the Earl of Southampton

First folio Ben Jonson First collection of Shakespeare’s works 1623 Contained Shakespeare’s 36 plays Divided the plays into three parts 1. comedies: to entertain 2. histories: recorded the fall of a great person who offended against divine and moral law 3. tragedies: denoted a play ending with the violent deaths of most of the main characters

First folio

macbeth

Macbeth Source: Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland Written in first performed for James I Short play- maybe for James I who did not like sitting for long periods of time The play is 1. set in the 11 th century 2. set in Scotland 3. has scenes written in to please King James I 4. is a tragedy Macbeth was a real Scottish king:

Macbeth’s scotland

The macbeth curse? Black magic spells for the witches Those who are connected with a performance of the play are not to mention the title while in the theater or the entire company will be cursed Other names: 1. “that play” 2. “the unmentionable” 3. “the Scottish play” 4. “the plaid play”

Macbeth curse? They believe curse began on opening night, August 7, and continues today. So- What if? The offender must go outside, turn three times, spit, and then say the foulest word he/she can think of. Then he/she must wait for permission to re-enter the theater.

Do you believe?

The globe theater Designed in the likeness of the inns of the day.

Traveling actors

Inn courtyard

The globe theater

William Shakespeare’s coat of arms: october 1596

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