WILLIAMWILLIAMSHAKESPEARESHAKESPEARE

1564 - 1616 1564 - 1616

AII THE WORLD’S A STAGE,AII THE WORLD’S A STAGE,AND AII THE MEN AND AND AII THE MEN AND

WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS.WOMEN MERELY PLAYERS.

W. SHAKESPEAREW. SHAKESPEARE

((««AS YOU LIKE ITAS YOU LIKE IT»»))

BIOGRAPHYBIOGRAPHY

He was born onHe was born on

April 23, 1564 April 23, 1564

In Stratford–upon–Avon.In Stratford–upon–Avon.

His mother was the daughterHis mother was the daughter

of a farmer.of a farmer.

His father was a glove-maker.His father was a glove-maker.

ENGLAND MIDLANDSENGLAND MIDLANDSSTRATFORDSTRATFORD

HAS ANGLO-SAXONHAS ANGLO-SAXON

ORIGINSORIGINSSTANDS ON THE STANDS ON THE

RIVER AVONRIVER AVONOVER 800 YEARSOVER 800 YEARS

OLDOLD

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON STRATFORD-UPON-AVON NOWADAYS NOWADAYS

W.SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHPLACE HENLY STREET

THE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSETHE BACKYARD OF THE HOUSE

AT THE AGE OF 7 WILLIAM WAS AT THE AGE OF 7 WILLIAM WAS SENT TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SENT TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL, WHERE HE STUDIED FOR 6 WHERE HE STUDIED FOR 6 YEARS.YEARS.

AT THE AGE OF 14 HIS FATHER AT THE AGE OF 14 HIS FATHER TOOK HIM FROM SCHOOL.TOOK HIM FROM SCHOOL.

WHAT HE DID BETWEEN 14-18 IS WHAT HE DID BETWEEN 14-18 IS NOT KNOWN.NOT KNOWN.

W. SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOL W. SHAKESPEARE’S SCHOOL IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVONIN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

THE CLASSROOMTHE CLASSROOM

Family lifeFamily life Marriage to Anne Marriage to Anne

Hathaway in 1582Hathaway in 1582 Anne was 26, he was 18Anne was 26, he was 18 3 children3 children The youngest, The youngest,

Hamnet died at the Hamnet died at the age of 11 age of 11

LondonLondon

MOVED TO WORK IN LONDON AT THE MOVED TO WORK IN LONDON AT THE AGE OF 23 AGE OF 23

JOINED A TRAVELLING COMPANY OF JOINED A TRAVELLING COMPANY OF ACTORSACTORS

WORKED BOTH AS AN ACTOR AND A WORKED BOTH AS AN ACTOR AND A WRITERWRITER

MOST OF HIS PLAYS WERE MOST OF HIS PLAYS WERE PERFORMED IN THE NEW PERFORMED IN THE NEW GLOBE GLOBE THEATRETHEATRE

GLOBE THEATRE GLOBE THEATRE NOWADAYSNOWADAYS

STRATFORD ROYAL STRATFORD ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE (1932)SHAKESPEARE THEATRE (1932)

WHAT MONARCH WHAT MONARCH REIGNED IN REIGNED IN SHAKESPEARE’S SHAKESPEARE’S TIMES?TIMES?

QUEEN ELIZABETH IQUEEN ELIZABETH I

(1533-1603)(1533-1603)ARTS AND ESPECIALLYARTS AND ESPECIALLY

THEATRE WASTHEATRE WAS

DEVELOPEDDEVELOPED

GREAT SHAKESPEARE’ S GREAT SHAKESPEARE’ S PLAYSPLAYS

1593 1593 ««THE COMEDY OF ERRORSTHE COMEDY OF ERRORS»»1595 1595 ««ROMEO AND JULIETROMEO AND JULIET»»1599 1599 ««JULIUS CAESARJULIUS CAESAR»»1600 1600 ««AS YOU LIKE ITAS YOU LIKE IT»»1600 1600 ««TWELFTH NIGHTTWELFTH NIGHT»»1601 1601 «« HAMLET HAMLET»»1604 1604 ««OTHELLOOTHELLO»»1606 1606 ««KING LEARKING LEAR»» and othersand others

1609 1623

SHAKESPEARE’S SHAKESPEARE’S SIGNATURESIGNATURE

POTRAITSPOTRAITS

wh

Which is real? Nobody knows…

A NEW POTRAIT WAS FOUND A NEW POTRAIT WAS FOUND

1610

46 YEARS OLD

GARDENS OF NEW PLACEGARDENS OF NEW PLACE

HERE W. SHAKESPEARE SPENT HIS LAST YEARS OF HIS LIFE.THE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A GARDEN ON ITS PLACE.

The end of his lifeThe end of his lifeReturned to Stratford Returned to Stratford

in 1610in 1610

In 1616 Shakespeare died on In 1616 Shakespeare died on April, 23 (his birthdayApril, 23 (his birthday))

Was buried in Holy Trinity Was buried in Holy Trinity Church, where he was christened Church, where he was christened

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH STRATFORD

HOLY TRINITY CHURCHHOLY TRINITY CHURCHTHE FIRST MONUMENT THE FIRST MONUMENT

HOLY TRINITY CHURCHHOLY TRINITY CHURCHW. SHAKESPEARE’S GRAVE W. SHAKESPEARE’S GRAVE

STONESTONE AFTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH THERE WASMUCH TALK ABOUT REMOVING HIS REMAINS FROM STRATFORD TO THE WESMINSTER ABBEY BUT THE IDEA WAS SOON ABANDONED.

ONLY IN 1740, 124 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, MEMORIAL STATUE TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WAS ERECTED IN POET’SCORNER IN WESMINSTER ABBY.

POET’S CONER POET’S CONER WESTMINSTER ABBYWESTMINSTER ABBY

NEW YORKNEW YORK STRATFORD ON STRATFORD ON AVONAVON

MONUMENTS

Looking backLooking backShakespeare wroteShakespeare wrote::37 plays37 plays154 sonnets154 sonnets2 poems 2 poems

THOUGH WRITTEN MORE THOUGH WRITTEN MORE THAN THAN 400 400 YEARS AGO, HIS YEARS AGO, HIS PLAYS CONTINUE TO BE PLAYS CONTINUE TO BE READ AND PERFORMED.READ AND PERFORMED.

ROMEO AND JULIET

HAMLET

KING LEAR

OTHELLO

««HE WAS NOT FOR AN HE WAS NOT FOR AN AGE,AGE,

BUT FOR ALL TIME.BUT FOR ALL TIME.»» Ben Jonson Ben Jonson (1572-1637)(1572-1637)

Answer the questionsAnswer the questions When and where did W.Shakespeare live?When and where did W.Shakespeare live? What did he do to earn his living? What did he do to earn his living? Did he have a family?Did he have a family? Why did he become famous?Why did he become famous? What monarch reigned in the country in What monarch reigned in the country in

those times?those times? How many plays, poems and sonnets did How many plays, poems and sonnets did

he write?he write? When and where did W. Shakespeare die?When and where did W. Shakespeare die? Where was he buried?Where was he buried?