It’s Shakespeare!!It’s Shakespeare!!

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Um…..Who is Shakespeare?Um…..Who is Shakespeare? Shakespeare is Shakespeare is

possibly the most possibly the most famous author of famous author of all timeall time

He wrote plays and He wrote plays and poetrypoetry

He lived in England He lived in England in the late 1500s.in the late 1500s.

OK….and why is he OK….and why is he interesting?interesting?

Shakespeare Shakespeare literally invented literally invented 1,700 words in the 1,700 words in the English language. English language.

Many common Many common words and phrases words and phrases we use today, he we use today, he invented.invented.

Phrases invented by Phrases invented by ShakespeareShakespeare

all that glitters isn't goldall that glitters isn't gold barefaced barefaced be all and end all be all and end all break the ice break the ice breathe one's last breathe one's last catch a cold catch a cold clothes make the man clothes make the man disgraceful conduct disgraceful conduct dog will have his day dog will have his day eat out of house and eat out of house and

home home elbow room elbow room fair play fair play

fancy-free fancy-free foregone conclusion foregone conclusion give the devil his due give the devil his due green eyed monster green eyed monster heart of gold heart of gold heartsick heartsick housekeeping housekeeping lackluster lackluster leapfrog leapfrog live long day live long day long-haired long-haired method in his madness method in his madness mind's eye mind's eye naked truth naked truth one fell swoop one fell swoop to thine own self be true to thine own self be true too much of a good thing too much of a good thing wear one's heart on one's wear one's heart on one's

sleevesleeve

Words invented by Words invented by ShakespeareShakespeare

accommodationaccommodation amazementamazement apostropheapostrophe assassinationassassination bedroombedroom bloodybloody bumpbump changefulchangeful control (noun)control (noun) countlesscountless courtshipcourtship criticcritic criticalcritical disheartendishearten dislocatedislocate eventfuleventful

exposureexposure generousgenerous gloomygloomy hurryhurry indistinguishableindistinguishable laughablelaughable lonelylonely majesticmajestic misplacedmisplaced monumentalmonumental obsceneobscene pukepuke roadroad submergesubmerge suspicioussuspicious

So he’s important…but is he So he’s important…but is he interestinginteresting??

Random Shakespeare Random Shakespeare facts:facts:

In his will, Shakespeare In his will, Shakespeare only left his wife his only left his wife his "second-best" bed. "second-best" bed. Awwww how sweet.Awwww how sweet.

Boys and men played all Boys and men played all the parts in the parts in Shakespeare's plays in Shakespeare's plays in Elizabethan times. (just Elizabethan times. (just think about Romeo and think about Romeo and Juliet now….)Juliet now….)

No one knows how No one knows how Shakespeare died. Shakespeare died. Among the possibilities Among the possibilities are kidney disease, are kidney disease, murder most foul, and murder most foul, and too much to drink.too much to drink.

So he’s important…but is he So he’s important…but is he interestinginteresting??

So many people have used So many people have used Shakespeare's works in Shakespeare's works in their books or plays that if their books or plays that if he were alive today, he he were alive today, he would earn 55 million would earn 55 million dollars a year without lifting dollars a year without lifting a finger!a finger!

All knock, knock jokes All knock, knock jokes began with Shakespeare: began with Shakespeare: he coined the phrase he coined the phrase “knock, knock, who’s “knock, knock, who’s there?” (macbeth)there?” (macbeth)

In Shakespeare’s time, In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.came from.

Good, but not great. I want more Good, but not great. I want more interesting!!!interesting!!!

The Box OfficeThe Box Office In Elizabethan times many of In Elizabethan times many of

Shakespeare’s plays were Shakespeare’s plays were performed at The Globe Theatre performed at The Globe Theatre in London. To get in, you put in London. To get in, you put one penny in a box by the door. one penny in a box by the door. Then you could stand on the Then you could stand on the ground in front of the stage.ground in front of the stage.

To sit on the first balcony, you To sit on the first balcony, you put another penny in the box put another penny in the box held by a man in front of the held by a man in front of the stairs. To sit on the second stairs. To sit on the second balcony, you put another penny balcony, you put another penny in the box held by the man by in the box held by the man by the second flight of stairs.the second flight of stairs.

Then when the show started, Then when the show started, the men went and put the the men went and put the boxes in a room backstage - the boxes in a room backstage - the box office.box office.

The phrase “the box office” is The phrase “the box office” is still used today to tell people still used today to tell people how much money a movie how much money a movie makes.makes.

Cool. But still not Cool. But still not convinced….convinced….

Ever heard the term “break Ever heard the term “break a leg”?a leg”?

The groundlings were soooo The groundlings were soooo stupid, that they would stupid, that they would forget to close their mouths forget to close their mouths during good performances, during good performances, and they would begin to and they would begin to drool.drool.

You knew your play was You knew your play was great when the groundlings great when the groundlings were so captivated that a were so captivated that a river of drool would flow river of drool would flow along the front of the stage.along the front of the stage.

If an actor did so well as to If an actor did so well as to get all the groundlings to get all the groundlings to drool, then he might “break drool, then he might “break a leg” by slipping in it.a leg” by slipping in it.

Gross.Gross.

Shakespearian biography…as Shakespearian biography…as painless as I can make it.painless as I can make it.

Willim Shakespeare Willim Shakespeare was an English was an English playwright and poet playwright and poet who lived in the late who lived in the late 1500s and early 1500s and early 1600s.1600s.

He was born on Henley He was born on Henley Street to parents John Street to parents John Shakespeare, a glover Shakespeare, a glover and civil servant, and and civil servant, and Mary Arden.Mary Arden.

His father was His father was elected mayor, but elected mayor, but was given the boot was given the boot when he fell in to when he fell in to debt….can you say debt….can you say political scandal?!political scandal?!

All grown up!All grown up! Shakespeare went Shakespeare went

to King Edward VI to King Edward VI Grammar School.Grammar School.

This was a sign that This was a sign that his parents’ had his parents’ had cash, as they were cash, as they were of a class who could of a class who could afford to have their afford to have their sons not enter the sons not enter the workforce.workforce.

We don’t need no We don’t need no education…education… He left school at He left school at

14…..and did not go to 14…..and did not go to university.university.

4 years later, 4 years later, Shakespeare married a Shakespeare married a lovely woman….8 lovely woman….8 years older than him.years older than him.

Annnnd she was Annnnd she was already pregnant with already pregnant with his child. But she his child. But she already had her own already had her own place though!place though!

Workin’ 9 to 5Workin’ 9 to 5 By the time he was By the time he was

20, he had a wife 20, he had a wife and 3 kids!and 3 kids!

Here’s the question: Here’s the question: how do you provide how do you provide for a family, when for a family, when even your own even your own father is having father is having financial woes?financial woes?

OFF TO LONDON!!OFF TO LONDON!!

Workin’ 9 to 5Workin’ 9 to 5 Shakespeare left his Shakespeare left his

wife and children to wife and children to find workfind work

It is unknown exactly It is unknown exactly what he did from what he did from 1592-1597; but 1592-1597; but whatever he did, whatever he did, when he returned, he when he returned, he bought a new place bought a new place for his family and paid for his family and paid off his family’s debt.off his family’s debt.

Such a drama queen.Such a drama queen. Shakespeare was an Shakespeare was an

actor and a playwright, actor and a playwright, having written countless having written countless sonnets and marvelous sonnets and marvelous playsplays

He spent much of his He spent much of his career with an acting career with an acting company called the company called the Chamberlain’s MenChamberlain’s Men

After 1599, his plays After 1599, his plays were usually performed were usually performed at The Globe, a circular at The Globe, a circular theatre in London.theatre in London.

It held 3000 people and It held 3000 people and there were 2 there were 2 performances daily.performances daily.

A life summary…in 3 minutesA life summary…in 3 minutes http://

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P.S. Can you spot the two grammatical P.S. Can you spot the two grammatical errors?!?!errors?!?!

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