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William Shakespeare1564 - 1616
Life of Shakespeare
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564Attended King’s New SchoolKnown as The Bard of Avon
Married Anne Hathaway Had three children
Became an actor, poet and playwright
Died in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age
of 52
38 plays154 sonnets
Comedies TragediesHistories
Macbeth As You Like It
Merry Wives of Windsor
King Lear
The Tempest Much Ado About Nothing
The Merchant of Venice
The Winter’s Tale
Why Shakespeare After 400 years From his time?
One of the greatest writers of all timeUniversal themes and Diverse genres
Comedies
Tragedies
Fairy Tales
Romances
Histories
Compelling characters in stories
IagoIn Othello
FalstaffIn Merry Wives of
WindsorBeatrice & BenedickIn Much Ado About
Nothing
ViolaIn Twelfth night
Contribution to English Language
Gloomy
Generous
Impartial
Majestic
Bedazzled
Alluring
Timeless plays adapted to our time
Lion King &
Hamlet
10 Things I hate about you &
Taming of the Shrew
Timeless plays adapted to our time
She’s the Man and
Twelfth Night
Big Business and
The Comedy of Errors
His works inspire writers to date
A Thousand Acres based onKing Lear
Juliet,Juliet’s Nurse
based onRomeo and Juliet
The Great Night based on
Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Daughter of
Timebased onRichard III
Saving Hamlet
based onHamlet
Quoted even today
Shakespeare Celebrations
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
In Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare plays are regularly performed here
Consists of over 1000 seats
Open daily for visitors
400th Anniversary Celebrations
In Birthplace
Masked Parade
Funeral-style Parade
Questions
Thank you
