2. William Shakespeare

3. William Shakespeare's Life
Greatest writer in the English language
Greatest play writer of all time
Few known facts about Shakespeare’s life
Renaissance period: 14th-17th century
renewed interest in Science, philosophy, and the arts
A new way of life: focus on the individual and freedom of choice
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century. The Elizabethan era was in the 16th century. The Elizabethan era was in the Renaissance era and some would regard the Elizabethan era as the height of the Renaissance era.

4. William Shakespeare's Life
Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564
Stratford-on-Avon: a small town about 90 miles northwest of London
We can guess that Shakespeare was born on April 23rd because it was custom to be baptized 3 days after your birth.
Look at the boarder of Stratford- on- Avon. What does this look like? A heart? This is ironic because this the where you can say the heart of the English language was born.

5. William Shakespeare’s Life
Shakespeare lived on Henley Street.
Father was a glove maker and town’s mayor
Mother was a distant relative of a wealthy family
This is believed to be the birthplace of Shakespeare which it is now a small museum open to the public and a popular visitor attraction,

6. William Shakespeare’s life
At 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a local farmer’s daughter
At the time of marriage Anne was three months pregnant with their first daughter Susanna
Two years later, they had twins Hamnet and Judith
Hamnet dies at the age of 11
Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of 11 and was buried 11 August 1596 but some believe that he may have been infected with the black plague.

7. William Shakespeare’s life
The next seven years are the “lost years”
Shakespeare and London
Joined a theater company as a traveling actor
Shakespeare as a great play writer

8. William Shakespeare’s Life (The Late Years)
In 1609, Shakespeare published his sonnets and a series of poems about love and friendship
In 1613, Shakespeare retires
back in his hometown of Stratford
Shakespeare’s death is unknown
Shakespeare dies on
April 23, 1616
Day if his birth and death. It is believed that Shakespeare, Drayton and Ben Jonson had a merry meeting and, it seems, drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a fever he contracted."

9. “Good Friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here: Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones.”
Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

10. Shakespeare’s Impact on Language
Shakespeare's play have influenced literary works for hundreds of years
Playing on words and their meanings, creating metaphors and images
Contributed more words to the English language than any other writer
Shakespeare was the first to write down new spoken words

11. Words that First Appeared in Shakespeare’s Works
Accommodation
Assassination
Dislocate
Obscene
Lonely
Gloomy
Suspicious
Hurry

12. Hoodwink= deceive or trick

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