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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
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.
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
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
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 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.
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.
««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?
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