1. МОУ «Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы» Yoshkar-Ola 2009

2. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" The presentation on the topic “William Shakespeare: his life and some plays” by a student of class 9M Yury Oshmarov and a student of class 7A Igor Oshmarov The objective is: To tell students about some reliable and unknown facts of Shakespeare’s life and introduce the main ideas of his plays. Methods of the research: Searching for the information in the Internet Analyzing information and facts from encyclopedia and vocabulary. Additional information: To make the acquaintance of the performance of our school theatre, devoted to Shakespeare’s famous works and present an interactive quiz about Shakespeare.

3. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" William Shakespeare  An English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.  His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and several other poems.  His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than any of other playwrights.  We don’t know a lot of facts of Shakespeare’s life. We can only guess what kind of man he was, that’s why there are many legends about his life. The Chandos portrait artist and authenticity unconfirmed

4. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Early life  William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, a successful glover and alderman * originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer *.  He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised on 26 April 1564. His actual birthdate is unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day. He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son..................................................................... * An alderman – член городского управления, или член совета графства * An affluent landowning farmer – богатый землевладелец  The most biographers agree that W.Shakespeare was educated at the King's New Grammar School in Stratford, about a quarter of a mile from his home. The Shakespeare’s House a reconstruction The School where Shakespeare was a pupil

5. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Marriage  At the age of 18, William Shakespeare married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway. The consistory court of the Diocese of Worcester * issued a marriage licence on 27 November 1582.  Soon, Anne Hathaway gave birth to a daughter, Susanna, who was baptised on 26 May 1583. Twins, son Hamnet and daughter Judith, followed almost two years later and were baptised on 2 February 1585. Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of 11 and was buried on 11 August 1596........................................................................... * The consistory court of the Diocese of Worcester – церковный суд графства Вустер a reconstruction

6. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Lost years  We know very little about Shakespeare's life during two major spans of time, commonly referred to as the “lost years“. The lost years fall into two periods: 1578-82 and 1585-92. The first period covers the time after Shakespeare left grammar school until his marriage to Anne Hathaway in November of 1582.  The second period covers the seven years of Shakespeare's life in which he must have been perfecting his dramatic skills and collecting sources for the plots of his plays. Shakespeare's State Emblem Герб с девизом рода Шекспиров Non Sanz Droict - «Не без права» (фран.)

7. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" London and theatrical career  It is not known when Shakespeare began writing, but contemporary allusions and records of performances show that several of his plays were on the London stage by 1590. Biographers suggest that his career may have begun any time from the mid-1580s.  From 1594, his plays were performed only by the Lord Chamberlain's Men, a company owned by a group of players, including Shakespeare. After the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the company was awarded a royal patent by the new king, James I, and changed its name to the King's Men.

8. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" London and theatrical career  In 1599, a partnership of company members built their own theatre on the south bank of the Thames, which they called the Globe.  In 1608, the partnership also took over the Blackfriars indoor theatre. The theatre «Globe» in London

9. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Shakespeare as a playwright  Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. Some of his plays were published in quarto * editions from 1594. By 1598, his name had become a selling point and began to appear on the title pages.  In 1623, two of his former theatrical colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell published the First Folio, a collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeare's................................................................ * quarto– кварто, книга форматом в 1/4 долю листа. Title page of the First Folio

10. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Shakespeare as an actor  Shakespeare continued to act in his own and other plays after his success as a playwright.  The First Folio of 1623, lists Shakespeare as one of "the Principal Actors in all these Plays", although we cannot know for certain what roles he played. The Shakespeare’s Royal Theatre in Stratford nowadays

11. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Later years and death  Around 1613 Shakespeare appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later.  Shakespeare was buried in the chancel of the Holy Trinity Church two days after his death. The stone slab covering his grave is inscribed with a curse against moving his bones: Good friend for Iesvs sake forbeare, To digg the dvst encloased heare. Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones, And cvrst be he yt moves my bones. The Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried William Shakespeare's grave

12. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Shakespeare and his plays  Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century.  He wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote some tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Shakespeare's funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon

13. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Romeo and Juliet  “Romeo and Juliet”, first performed in 1595, is one of the greatest love- stories in the world. The setting of the play is Verona, Italy.  Two young people fall in love, but their families, Montague and Capulet, have quarreled and they’ll never allow them to unite their lives.  Romeo and Juliet can no find a way out of their terrible situation and they have to die. This play is best remembered for the famous balcony scene

14. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" King Lear  One of the famous works by William Shakespeare is “King Lear”. It was written in 1605 – 1606. It is a story of a man who so proud and so egoistic, that he could not understand the world around him. He heard only what he wanted to hear and he saw only what he wanted to see. And it is only when he has lost everything he has understood how he was wrong. But it is too late, and it is impossible to correct anything. Cordelia dies, and King Lear, now a broken man, falls upon Cordelia and also dies. He believed the lies that his eldest daughters told him, because they were pleasant and he refused to believe his youngest daughter who told him the unpleasant truth. Cordelia

15. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Hamlet  We find Shakespeare’s humanistic ideas in all his plays. But they are presented most clearly in his greatest philosophical tragedy “Hamlet”, which written in 1601.  Hamlet was the Prince of Denmark, who loved good and hated evil, who loved truth and hated lies.  He thought more about his time and decided that it was a bad time. And he was ready to give his life to bring a better time to his people.

16. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Hamlet  “Hamlet” is the most famous tragedies among Shakespeare’s plays. Before the play begins, the king of Denmark has been murdered by his brother, Claudius, who then became a king and married the dead king’s widow.  The ghost of the dead king visit his son, Prince Hamlet, and urged him to avenge the murder. The final scene of the play “Hamlet”: a duel between Hamlet and Laertes  The play ends with a duel between Hamlet and the courtier Laertes, in consequence of that the principal characters, including king Claudius and queen Gertrude died by poison.

17. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы"  We didn’t only research Shakespeare’s life and works. We also tried to perform some extracts out of his plays in English. It was fantastic. It was very interesting to imagine how Shakespeare’s characters live and why they do their kind or bad deeds.  Our performance took place on 14 th October and we have shown it for English teachers came to our school that day. Our performance Here you can see a video extract of the performance and a photogallery, devoted to the event Gallery You also can check yourself what you know about Shakespeare Quiz

18. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Conclusion  Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century.  In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance.  His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. Shakespeare's monument, in Bancroft Garden, Stratford

19. МОУ "Средняя общеобразовательная школа №21 г. Йошкар-Олы" Let‘s introduce ourselves  My name is Yury Oshmarov. I’m in class 9 M. I have a lot of interests. Best of all I love football. I am fond of music and often take place in vocal contests. And of course I like working on a computer.  My name is Igor Oshmarov. I’m in class 7A. My favourite hobbies are football and computers. I like working on a computer and I go in for Flash-technologies. My dream is to be a programmer.

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