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Introduction  William Shakespeare (April 26 1564 – 23 April 1616)  Known as the “Bard of Avon”  Wrote 38 plays, 154 Sonnets, 2 Long poems, Etc.  Married.

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2 Introduction  William Shakespeare (April 26 1564 – 23 April 1616)  Known as the “Bard of Avon”  Wrote 38 plays, 154 Sonnets, 2 Long poems, Etc.  Married Anne Hathaway at age of 18

3 TRAGEDY  Titus Andronicus (1594)  Revenge & Political problems  Brutality such as murder, rape, acts of mutilation, etc.  War between Romans & Goths, Tamora Queen of Goths

4 TRAGEDY  Romeo and Juliet (1594 -1595)  Romeo and Juliet as young secret lovers, with their families as enemies  Secretly got married  Ends with the death of Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt and Paris  Addresses the issues of blind passion, hatred and prejudice

5 TRAGEDY  HAMLET (1600-1601)  Prince Hamlet mourns over the death of his father  Father appears to him and tell him that Claudius poisoned him  Hamlet wanted revenge  Ophelia drove crazy by Hamlet’s act and dies  Ends with the death of Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius and Hamlet  Addresses the issues of revenge, deception, ambition, loyalty and fate

6 TRAGEDY

7 TRAGEDY  Macbeth (1611 – 1612)  a lot of murder happened  Macbeth wanted to be the King that is why he planned and tried to kill everybody  Said by the witches that no woman born was going to kill him, but Macduff was “untimely ripp’d” and killed Macbeth.  Addresses the issues of ambition, fate, deception and treachery

8 Sources  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-macbeth.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-macbeth.htm  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-julius- caesar.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-julius- caesar.htm  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-hamlet.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-hamlet.htm  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and- juliet.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and- juliet.htm  http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-titus-and- andronicus.htm http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-titus-and- andronicus.htm


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