1. Shakespeare: His Life and Times

2. Early Life Born 1564—died 1616 Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner John—glovemaker, local politician

3. From: http://www.where-can-i-find.com/tourist-maps.html Location of Stratford-upon-Avon

4. As reproduced in William Rolfe, Shakespeare the Boy (1896). Stratford-on-Avon in Shakespeare’s Time

5. From Stratford’s web site: http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/index.htm Stratford-upon-Avon Today

6. From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/ Shakespeare’s Birthplace

7. Probably attended King’s New School in Stratford Educated in: Rhetoric Logic History Latin Education

8. From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/ King’s New School

9. Married in 1582 to Anne Hathaway, who was pregnant at the time with their first daughter Had twins in 1585 Sometime between 1585-1592, he moved to London and began working in theatre. Married Life

10. Shakespeare In Love It is thought that Shakespeare had a Mistress and a Mister… Mister was supposedly the money behind his productions

11. From: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/danielle.esposito/ Anne Hathaway’s Cottage

12. THE LOST YEARS 1583-1592 Where in the world is William Shakespeare??

13. Member and later part-owner of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later called the King’s Men Globe Theater built in 1599 by L.C.M. with Shakespeare as primary investor Burned down in 1613 during one of Shakespeare’s plays Theatre Career

14. The Rebuilt Globe Theater, London

15. The Globe Theater

16. The Plays 38 plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare 14 comedies 10 histories 10 tragedies 4 romances Possibly wrote three others Collaborated on several others

17. 154 Sonnets Numerous other poems “Venus & Adonis” and “The Rape of Lucre” The Poetry

18. Shakespeare’s Language Shakespeare wrote in “Early Modern English.” EME was not very different from “Modern English,” Language of the people Created his own words

19. Shakespeare’s Language A mix of old and very new Rural and urban words/images Understandable by the lowest peasant and the highest noble

20. DEATH He died April 23, 1616 Cause is unknown History says he drank too much wine and ate too many pickled herrings He left his wife the second best bed in his will.

21. Burial Buried in Holy Trinity Church Curse on his grave to anyone who moves his bones Memorial stone in Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abby

22. Elizabethan Theatrical Conventions

23. A theatrical convention is a suspension of reality.  No electricity  Women forbidden to act on stage  Minimal, contemporary costumes  Minimal scenery These control the dialogue.

24. Audience loves to be scared.  Soliloquy  Aside Types of speech  Blood  Use of supernatural

25.  Use of disguises/ mistaken identity  Multiple marriages (in comedies)  Multiple murders (in tragedies)  Last speaker—highest in rank (in tragedies)