1. William Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Period 1558-1603

2. English Monarchy and History Plantagenet Family: 1154-1399 War of the Roses House of Lancaster (Red Rose) 1399-1461 House of York (White Rose) 1461-1485 Tudor Family Henry VII: 1485-1509 Henry VIII: 1509-1547

3. Wives of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon: 1509-1533 Anne Boleyn: 1533-1536 Jane Seymour: 1536-1537 Anne of Cleves: 1540-1540 Catherine Howard: 1540-1542 Catherine Parr: 1543-1547

4. English Monarchy & History cont. Edward VI: 1547-1553 Mary (Bloody Mary): 1553-1558 Elizabeth: 1558-1603 James I: 1603-1625 King James VI of Scotland Charles I: 1625-1649

5. Characteristics of the Elizabethan Period Great Explorations England ruled the seas The middle class emerged Poor traveling conditions

6. Characteristics of Elizabethan Period cont. Social changes came about Advancement in architecture Englishmen were curious and enthusiastic Government was strong

7. London during the times 180,000 Walled city London Bridge Lake Havasu, Arizona (1973)

8. The Elizabethan Theater Forerunner to Elizabethan Theater Touring Players The plays had in them: Patronage

9. The Theaters in England Theaters The Theatre: 1576 (James Burbage) The Curtain: 1577 The Rose: 1587 The Swan: 1595

10. The Globe The Globe: 1598 Lord Chamberlain’s Men Acting Companies—skills Senior Actors Hired Men Boy Actors

11. Performance Days/ Playwrites On the day of a performance: Playwriting: –Students and recent university graduates –Actors and clerks

12. Shakespeare’s Writing Literary Techniques –Soliloquy, Aside, Pun Men who influenced Shakespeare –John Lyly –Thomas Kyd –Christopher Marlowe Literary Sources—Plutarch and Holinshed Genius of Shakespeare

13. Life and Times of William Shakespeare Born: April 23, 1564 Stratford on Avon Parents: John Shakespeare & Mary Arden Siblings: 3 brothers, 2 sisters, all younger Education Marriage: Anne Hathaway, Nov. 28, 1582 Theater Life

14. Life of Shakespeare (cont) Lost Years Plague Lord Chamberlain’s Men Queen Elizabeth’s health James IV becomes James I King’s Men Retirement

15. Globe burns down Draws up will Death by beer--April 23, 1616 London Inscription: Good friends, for Jesus’ sake, forebear To dig the dust enclosed here Blest be the man that spares these stones And curst be he that moves my bones.

16. The First Folio--John Heminge and Henry Condell Ben Johnson wrote eulegy--“He was not of an age, but for all time.” Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations Extra Tidbits –Stratford –Special Dispensation

17. Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy Tragic Hero Hamartia Fatal Mistakes—Caesar/ Brutus Catharsis Conflict Humor