1. The World Of Shakespeare Historical Context

2. Biographical Information Born -1564 Died -1616 In England Married – Anne Hathaway (Not the Actress) 3 Children –Susanna and Twins Judith and Hamnet After 4 years of Marriage- he left his family and moved to London to seek a better career

3. Elizabethan England 1530’s – early 1600’s Named because -England was under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I Joined –The Lord Chamberlain’s Men He became an- Actor Eventually he Wrote and Acted in his own plays Which were performed at The Globe Theater

4. Shakespeare’s Plays and his Use of Language Not a single original Shakespearean manuscript of Shakespeare’s plays have survived Because Many of them were written hastily for immediate stage performance Many of his plots were Borrowed