Unit 3 Young William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare: Playwright, Poet.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Ceip Padre Claret
• He was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1564.
• His father was a prominent town oficial.
• He was the third of eight children.
• William received excellent education,with heavy focus on grammar and literature.
• He married Anne Hathaway when he was 18. They had 3 children. Hammet, died at age 11.
• He moved to London in 1591 and became an actor, working with Lord Chamberlain’s Company of players.
• Shakespeare and Lord Chamberlain built The Globe Theatre in 1599.
THE GLOBE THEATRE:
• It was located just outside of London.
• A white flag on the roof indicated
that there was a play that day.
• Plays were performed during the day.
• The groundlings stood by the stage and
the whealthy sat in the upper decks.
• Men dressed up to perform female roles.
. Drinking and eating were permitted.
. If a spectator didn’t like a particular scene orcharacter, he or she could boo or throw anything he or she might have on hand.. The original theatre was detroyed by a fire in 1616.
• Along with acting, he also wrote poetry, comedies, tragedies and novels.
• He wrote 37 successful plays.• His vocabulary was HUGE. William
Shakespeare had a great influence upon English language.
COMEDIES.Midsummer’s Night DreamThe Merchant of Venice.Much a Do about Nothing
TRAGEDIES:
Romeo and Juliet.
Macbeth.
Hamlet.
Othello.
NOVELS:Richard IRichard IIIKing John
• William returned to Stratford-Upon- Avon in 1610, where he lived as a country gentleman.• He owned one of the largest houses in town.• He died in 1616, at the age of 52.