1. Shakespeare in Love Review

2. 5 Facts are known about Shakespeare:
He was baptized on April 26, 1564
He married Anne Hathaway in 1582 when he was 18 years old
He had three children: Susannah, and twins Hamnet and Judith
He was in London by 1592 because he was attacked in an article by Robert Green
He died on April 23, 1616

3. Shakespeare’s beginning
Shakespeare first performed at the Rose Theater
It was owned by Philip Henslowe
The Rose was located in London main
Later Shakespeare built the Globe Theater in London and became part owner of it
The Globe was moved to Southwerk across the river from London

4. The Globe's New Site

5. Writers
Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Johnson, just to name a few
The owners of the theaters, like Phillip Henslowe, would ask writers for good scripts to keep their theater above the competition
Often the writers would write plays for specific actors that they knew would bring in a crowd
They needed famous actors and their companies that would guarantee a large crowd
One famous actor that Shakespeare often wrote plays for was Ned Alleyn

6. The Plays
In Elizabethan England it was illegal for women to perform on stage
Often the roles of women were played by young men whose voices had not changed
Because of this there weren’t many good female parts, most were very manly characters like Lady Macbeth and Katherine from Taming of the Shrew
Often not many kissing scenes because of the awkwardness

7. The Plays One thing that was very important was the costumes
No scenery was used and settings had to be created with words, costumes, and the audience’s imagination
Often the costumes were very flashy and donated by wealthy patrons because they were the only people who could afford the different colors
In those times the color of your clothes showed your economic status
The common people wore browns and neutral colors while purple was reserved for royalty

8. Queen Elizabeth Very fond of theater
She is credited with saving theater because when the city fathers wanted to get rid of the theaters she wouldn’t allow them to
If it wasn’t for her there might not be any theaters today