William Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Period 1558-1603.

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William Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Period

English Monarchy and History Plantagenet Family: War of the Roses House of Lancaster (Red Rose) House of York (White Rose) Tudor Family Henry VII: Henry VIII:

Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon: Anne Boleyn: Jane Seymour: Anne of Cleves: Catherine Howard: Catherine Parr:

English Monarchy & History cont. Edward VI: Mary (Bloody Mary): Elizabeth: James I: King James VI of Scotland Charles I:

Characteristics of the Elizabethan Period Great Explorations England ruled the seas The middle class emerged Poor traveling conditions

Characteristics of Elizabethan Period cont. Social changes came about Advancement in architecture Englishmen were curious and enthusiastic Government was strong

London during the times 180,000 Walled city London Bridge Lake Havasu, Arizona (1973)

The Elizabethan Theater Forerunner to Elizabethan Theater Touring Players The plays had in them: Patronage

The Theaters in England Theaters The Theatre: 1576 (James Burbage) The Curtain: 1577 The Rose: 1587 The Swan: 1595

The Globe The Globe: 1598 Lord Chamberlain’s Men Acting Companies—skills Senior Actors Hired Men Boy Actors

Performance Days/ Playwrites On the day of a performance: Playwriting: –Students and recent university graduates –Actors and clerks

Shakespeare’s Writing Literary Techniques –Soliloquy, Aside, Pun Men who influenced Shakespeare –John Lyly –Thomas Kyd –Christopher Marlowe Literary Sources—Plutarch and Holinshed Genius of Shakespeare

Life and Times of William Shakespeare Born: April 23, 1564 Stratford on Avon Parents: John Shakespeare & Mary Arden Siblings: 3 brothers, 2 sisters, all younger Education Marriage: Anne Hathaway, Nov. 28, 1582 Theater Life

Life of Shakespeare (cont) Lost Years Plague Lord Chamberlain’s Men Queen Elizabeth’s health James IV becomes James I King’s Men Retirement

Globe burns down Draws up will Death by beer--April 23, 1616 London Inscription: Good friends, for Jesus’ sake, forebear To dig the dust enclosed here Blest be the man that spares these stones And curst be he that moves my bones.

The First Folio--John Heminge and Henry Condell Ben Johnson wrote eulegy--“He was not of an age, but for all time.” Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations Extra Tidbits –Stratford –Special Dispensation

Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy Tragic Hero Hamartia Fatal Mistakes—Caesar/ Brutus Catharsis Conflict Humor

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