William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

His Works and LifeHis Works and Life

15641564 -1616-1616

A Place of BirthA Place of Birth

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was born in was born in Stratford. It is a very Stratford. It is a very interesting town in interesting town in the central part of the central part of England. Around England. Around Stratford there are Stratford there are beautiful forests, beautiful forests, green fields and green fields and quiet a little river – quiet a little river – Avon. Avon.

Stratford was Stratford was Shakespeare's Shakespeare's birthplace, a small birthplace, a small house in the centre house in the centre of the town with a of the town with a very small room in very small room in it. This is a very it. This is a very small room where small room where Shakespeare was Shakespeare was born.born.

William’s Childhood and William’s Childhood and Youth.Youth.

William was born on William was born on April,23, 1564. His April,23, 1564. His mother, Mary Arden, mother, Mary Arden, was a daughter of a was a daughter of a farmer. His father, farmer. His father, John, was a glover John, was a glover who had an office in who had an office in Stratford. William Stratford. William had got his had got his education at the education at the Grammar School. Grammar School.

It was a difficult It was a difficult place at that time. place at that time. The pupils had to The pupils had to be at school at six be at school at six in the morning in in the morning in the warm seasons the warm seasons and an hour later and an hour later in winter. School in winter. School days were long, days were long, and only during the and only during the holidays William holidays William could have a rest.could have a rest.

William Becomes an ActorWilliam Becomes an Actor There is a story that There is a story that

Shakespeare’s first Shakespeare’s first work in London was work in London was holding a rich men’s holding a rich men’s horses at the theatre horses at the theatre door. But nobody can door. But nobody can say whether this story say whether this story is true. Later is true. Later Shakespeare became Shakespeare became an actor and a member an actor and a member of one of the big acting of one of the big acting companies. Soon he companies. Soon he began to write plays for began to write plays for this company and in a this company and in a few years became a few years became a well-known author.well-known author.

Theatre in the Days of Theatre in the Days of ShakespeareShakespeare

The theater in the days The theater in the days of Shakespeare didn’t of Shakespeare didn’t look like our modern look like our modern theatres. It was a high theatres. It was a high round building without round building without any roof except over any roof except over the stage. In winter the the stage. In winter the theatres were closed. theatres were closed. As there was no light in As there was no light in those days, the plays those days, the plays took place in day time, took place in day time, between one and three between one and three o’clock in the afternoon.o’clock in the afternoon.

The actors were The actors were often partners in often partners in the theatre the theatre business. business. Shakespeare was Shakespeare was one of the partners one of the partners in the theatre in the theatre where he acted and where he acted and for which he wrote for which he wrote his dramas. It was his dramas. It was the famous Globe.the famous Globe.

William Shakespeare’s Creative William Shakespeare’s Creative WorkWork

W. Shakespeare knew W. Shakespeare knew the stage and that the stage and that helped him to write the helped him to write the most wonderful plays most wonderful plays ever written. ever written. Shakespeare wrote 37 Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. Among them are plays. Among them are tragedies such as tragedies such as Hamlet, King Lear, Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Macbeth, Othello, Macbeth, comedies such as All’s comedies such as All’s Well that Ends Well, the Well that Ends Well, the Twelfth Night, Much Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Ado About Nothing, historical dramas such historical dramas such as Henry IV, Richard III.as Henry IV, Richard III.

William William Shakespeare died Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 in Stratford on 23 April 1616. In April 1616. In Stratford there is a Stratford there is a church where church where Shakespeare was Shakespeare was buried. It is Holy buried. It is Holy Trinity Church.Trinity Church.

On the stone of On the stone of Shakespeare’s Shakespeare’s grave are the lines grave are the lines written by written by Shakespeare Shakespeare himself.himself.

Good friend, for Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbearJesus' sake forbear

To dig the dust To dig the dust enclosed here;enclosed here;

Blessed be he that Blessed be he that spears these stones, spears these stones,

And cursed be he And cursed be he that moves my that moves my bones.bones.

Добрый человек, Добрый человек, ради Господа Бога ради Господа Бога не тревожь прах, не тревожь прах, покоящийся здесь, покоящийся здесь, ибо он благословен ибо он благословен и оберегаем этими и оберегаем этими камнями. И проклят камнями. И проклят будет тот, кто будет тот, кто прикоснется к прикоснется к мощам.мощам.

There is a Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford. It was built There is a Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford. It was built in 1932. Only Shakespeare's plays are performed there for in 1932. Only Shakespeare's plays are performed there for

eight month each year from April to January.eight month each year from April to January.

Shakespeare in Russian Shakespeare in Russian FictionFiction

To be or not to be: To be or not to be: that is the questionthat is the question

All the word’s a All the word’s a stage, and all the stage, and all the men and women men and women merely playersmerely players

Have more than Have more than you show. Speak you show. Speak less than you knowless than you know

Быть или не быть: Быть или не быть: вот в чем вопросвот в чем вопрос

Весь мир театр. В Весь мир театр. В нём женщины, нём женщины, мужчины – все мужчины – все актёрыактёры

Имей больше, чем Имей больше, чем показываешь. показываешь. Говори меньше, Говори меньше, чем знаешьчем знаешь

There is a special There is a special providence in the providence in the fall of sparrowfall of sparrow

How sharper than a How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless to have a thankless childchild

Neither a borrower Neither a borrower nor a lender benor a lender be

Life is not all cakes Life is not all cakes and aleand ale

Sweets to the Sweets to the sweetssweets

… … и в гибели и в гибели воробья есть воробья есть особый промыселособый промысел

Острей зубов Острей зубов змеиных змеиных неблагодарность неблагодарность детищадетища

В долг не давай и В долг не давай и взаймы не беривзаймы не бери

Жизнь прожить – Жизнь прожить – не поле перейтине поле перейти

Прекрасное – Прекрасное – прекрасной прекрасной

It’s Shakespeare’s alphabet It’s Shakespeare’s alphabet

It’s Shakespeare’s signs It’s Shakespeare’s signs