William Shakespeare Author Study By: Sara Ciekot Mod 9

Thesis Statement Shakespeare’s family wasn’t very high up in the social hierarchy but still did a lot during the Elizabethan times.

Shakespeare Research (Wordle)

The Lost Years Maybe what Shakespeare was doing: Money tender Theatre page Law clerk Soldier Coachman Teacher Sailor The Lost Years were years in the Elizabethan Era that nobody knows about. No one knew where Shakespeare did in those years or where he was.

Connections To His Writing Even though there is no proven fact where Shakespeare was during the lost years, most people think he was in Italy. This is because a lot of his plays’ settings were taken place in Italy. Also, a lot of the names in his plays were Italian.

Marriage And Family Life Women gave birth to a child every two years, Families weren’t very large “Women were regarded as the weaker sex” Women didn’t have the right to vote. A lot of families were small because diseases and health care. On November 29, 1582 at the Temple Grafton Shakespeare got married (age 18) to Anne Hathaway (age 26).

Marriage and Family Life Continued Their 1 st child was Susana Had Twins Hamnet & Judith Hamnet died at age 11, but no one knows why for a fact. A lot of people think it was because of disease; there wasn’t good health care and as many cures during the Elizabethan Era.

Shakespeare’s Education Shakespeare attended King Edward VI grammar school in Stafford. Shakespeare didn’t have to pay to go to that school. The school was named after Queen Elizabeth’s brother. Had to be in higher social positions to receive education Subjects studied: University Faculty, Philosophy, poetics, Rhetoric's, as well as Natural History. Needed to get permission from monarchs to travel.

The Globe Theatre Constructed in 1599, made out of timber. Home Of Shakespeare’s acting company. Had 2 primary stages. 1) the outer stage. 2) inner stage. Open to the public eye. Was burnt down and then rebuilt. Had no roof and no electrical lights. Open to the public eye

As You Like It A Comedy by William Shakespeare (video)

Summary In As You Like It, starts out with Orlando about to wrestle Charles and Orlando’s father is Sir Rowland. He is one of the strongest guy in that town. Celia tried to convince him not to do it and her father is Duke Frederick. But Orlando surprised everyone and threw Charles to the ground. But Duke Frederick wasn’t very impressed because he was Sir Rowland’s son. And he doesn’t like Sir Rowland. Orlando’s brother, Oliver, has gone to the Forest of Arden without him knowing. And Duke Frederick wants him found dead or alive. And wants to take away all of Oliver’s lands and property. Orlando went, and searched in the Forest Of Arden and is out writing notes/poems on trees about how much he loves Rosalind, her beauty, her virtue, and her inexpressibility. Then Rosalind finds all of the notes and poems that Orlando wrote on the tree. Celia(her cousin) told her it was from Orlando.

Summary Continued.. Then Rosalind got nervous when Orlando walked in so she disguised herself as a boy. And played a trick on Orlando. She got him to tell her everything that he felt for Rosalind. Touchstone claims to Audrey that they are going to get married. Orlando wanted to see Rosalind again(as a boy) and talk to him some more. But he was an hour late. He broke his promise. But Rosalind forgave him. Oliver announces that he is in love with Celia. Phoebe says that she is in love with Ganymede (the boy Rosalind is pretending to be), Rosalind is in love with Orlando, Silvius is in love with Phoebe, Touchstone and Audrey are in love. So Rosalind tells Phoebe that the boy isn’t real and now she wants to get married to Silvius. So they all get married the next day. Orlando to Rosalind. Touchstone to Audrey. Silvius to Phoebe. Oliver to Celia. Duke Senior gave all of his lands to Oliver. Duke Frederick is deciding to live as a monk after talking the an old religious man. And that is how it ended!

Shakespeare’s Writing Style Shakespeare writes only plays. Plays were a common entertainment in the Elizabethan Era. Shakespeare wrote his plays in blank verse. He writes a lot of comedies. All of his comedies end with everyone getting married. Shakespeare uses a lot of allusions and similes when he writes his plays too. But Shakespeare doesn’t only write comedies he also writes Tragedies.

Examples of His Writing Style Allusion. Act 1, Scene 1 “They say many young gentlemen flock to him everyday and fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the Golden World.” When he says “Golden World” he really means the Golden Age. Simile. Act 1, Scene 1. Orlando says that he is penned up like an ox. This is saying that Orlando is kept away or “penned” up, like an ox is penned up in its farm.

Examples Continued Simile. Act 4, Scene 1 “My affection hath an unknown bottom, like the Bay of Portugal.” This is when Rosalind was talking about her deep love for Orlando. Alliteration. Act 4, Scene 1. “Pathetic promise breaker, the most lying lover…” This repeats the “p” and the “l” sound.

More of Shakespeare’s Plays That You Could Read Alls Well That Ends Well King Lear Comedy of Errors Cymbeline A Midsummer Night’s Dream Hamlet Julius Caesar Macbeth... And many more.

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