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Shakespearean Drama A Preview of Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare & Elizabethan Era Born in 1564 in Stratford (England) Father was a successful leather merchant Was schooled in reading, writing, and the classics but left school at age 15 At age 18, married 26 yr. old Ann Hathaway (They had 3 kids together) Wrote for the “Lord Chamberlain’s men” His plays were popular with Queen Elizabeth I He invented over 1700 of our common words changing nouns into verbs, verbs into adjectives, connecting words together, etc.

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Words and Phrases Coined by Shakespeare All that glitters is not gold All's well that ends well Be-all and the end-all Break the ice Dead as a doornail Every dog will have his day Forever and a day Come around full circle For goodness sake

More Shakespearean phrases… Forever and a day Heart of gold Kill with kindness In a pickle It smells to high heaven Love is blind More sinned against than sinning Parting is such sweet sorrow Seen better days What’s done is done

Theaters & Drama First theater was built in 1576 Plays became popular form of entertainment Theater Company- “Lord Chamberlain’s Men” put on many shows Shakespeare and his men formed the round “Globe Theater” in 1598 Plays took place during day- 2 hrs. long

Globe Theater

Theater & Drama Plays had no scenery and used few props Had to use your imagination & listen! No female actors in plays Young boys played female roles in plays Used inexpensive costumes Entrance fee was 1 penny for the pit Housed 800 “Groundlings” & 1500 in galleries

Shakespeare’s Plays In Elizabethan times, plays were not meant to be read- they were to be acted! He wrote at least 37 plays Most published after his death Romeo & Juliet written and acted in 1595

Shakespearean Tragedy - Prologue/Intro - Prologue/Intro – describes the mood, time and place, main characters and their relationships (before Act 1) - Complication - Complication – begins the main conflict (Starts in Act 1) - Rising Action - Rising Action- series of actions prior to climax (Act 1 & Act 2…part of Act 3…) - Climax - Climax- turning point (occurs in Act 3) - Falling Action - Falling Action – everything from the climax to the hero’s death (middle/end of Act 3-Act 4) - Catastrophe - Catastrophe– Hero’s death (typically Act 5)