2. William Shakespeare Birthday not known but thought to be April 23, 1564 Parents - John Shakespeare & Mary Arden Married Anne Hathay at age 18 3 children - only son, Hamnet, died at age 11 1592 - Several of Shakespeare's plays were on the stage in London Most of known work written between 1589 and 1613 ActorWriter Part owner of Lord Chamberlain's Men, leading playing company in London Company changed name to King's Men after death of Queen Elizabeth Company changed name to King's Men after death of Queen Elizabeth Died April 23 1616

3. Poetry Venus and Adonis The Rape of Lucrece The Passionate Pilgrim The Phoenix and the Turtle A Lover's Complaint 154 Sonnets Plays Romeo and Juliet Hamlet A Midsummer Night's Dream The Taming of the Shrew Henry VIII Antony and Cleopatra

4. Shakespop Shakespeare lives!!!

5. Pop Culture Shakespeare is being used for a reason, often to symbolize intelligence or class. More often than not, popular culture’s recitation of Shakespeare isn’t too concerned with what the passage ‘really means.’ Audiences aren’t exactly respectful of the work’s original meaning: embellishing some elements while completely ignoring others.

6. Example of Shakespop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5ZZ3qQ_JTs brief clip from Monochrome Factor, Episode 8

7. Where’s Shakespeare? Use internet search engines to find examples of Shakespop. Key search terms: Shakespop Shakespeare and popular culture Shakespeare and modern popular culture Shakespeare in advertising Shakespeare quotes in tv (radio, movies, video games, etc.) Save examples to a flash drive. If you do not have one, please tell the teacher before getting started.

8. Found him! Compile your Shakespop examples onto a slideshow to be presented in class. To be or not to be.

9. Citations Be sure to cite every example you give on the powerpoint presentation. Songs—Last Name of the Artist, First Name of the Artist. "The Song Name." Name of the Album/Recording. Manufacturer, Year Issued. Images--the artist's name, the work of art italicized, the date of creation. If no information provided where found, provide link to website. Videos—Please provide a link to the webpage the video clip is hosted on in the presentation, not the actual clip.

10. HAVE FUN!