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Language Arts Holiday Task 1 Shakespeare Done By : Eric Seow (8) Class: 2P1

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Language Arts Holiday Task 1 ShakespeareDone By : Eric Seow (8)Class: 2P1

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English poet and playwrightGreatest writer in EnglandWorld’s pre-eminent dramatist

Shakespeare’s Life

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Nobody knows Shakespeare’s actual birthdayShakespeare never published any of his playsShakespeare’s family were all illiterateWilliam Arden, a relative of Shakespeare's

mother Mary Arden, was arrested for plottingagainst Queen Elizabeth I, imprisoned in the Tower of London and executed

Shakespeare’s Life

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Loved to write and one day, a famous actor found all of his plays and stories that he had wrote so he decided to become a writer.

Most probably educated at King’s New School in Stratford.

Received intensive education in Latin grammar and the classics

Had 7 siblings: Margaret, Gilbert, Joan, Anne, Richard, Edmund and Joan, who died in infacy.

Shakespeare’s Life

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Inspired by

1. Birds

2. Great writers Geoffrey Chaucer Plutarch

Shakespeare’s Life

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Plays were extremely dramatic, which led to his success

Drama was the ideal means to capture the diverse interests of time

Shakespeare’s Life

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Elizabethan EnglandRuled by Queen Elizabeth IHouses had unique Elizabethan designsWriters were deeply influenced by Italian sonnetsMusic was still in the Renaissance period

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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List of Significant Historical Events Crowning of Queen Elizabeth (1558) Putting to death of Mary Queen of Scots (1587) The defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) The Essex Rebellion (1601)

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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Queen Elizabeth ruled the monarchy during this period

The people in power during that time had a heavy impact on Shakespeare’s works

Queen Elizabeth, a great patron of arts, aided Shakespeare by quashing Puritans, who wanted to shut down theatres, and changing the dominant language in England from Latin to English, leading to Shakespeare writing most of his plays in English

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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People in England during that time had a strong sense of social class

Classified according to their wealth, occupation and ancestry

Social classes determined many factors, from what a person could wear, what he could do, and even what jobs his children could take on.

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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Social ClassesThe Nobility 55 rich families, led by a duke, baron or earl Rich and powerfulThe Gentry 5% of the population, knights, squires, and

gentlemen who did not work with their hands Most important social class in the whole of

England

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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Social ClassesThe Yeomanry Middle-class people Could survive comfortably, but could also be

wrecked by disease or misfortune Yeomen farmers, tradesmen and craft workersThe Poor The sick, disabled, old and feeble and wounded

soldiers Due to enclosure

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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Theatres English Renaissance

Theatre, also known as Elizabethan Theatre

Globe Theatre, where most of his plays were held

Plays were held in the mid afternoon from 2pm to 5pm

No lighting Weather permitting

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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Open-air theatres during that era compelled actors to shout out their lines, stress their enunciation engage in exaggerated theatrical gestures

Despite costumes and props being utilized, changes in scenes were not made during curtain closings, as there were no proscenium arch, curtains, or stagehands

These changes were made during speeches and narrative situations

England In Shakespeare’s Time

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A cultural movement that spanned from the 14th Century to the 17th Century; a revival of art and literature under the influence of classic models

Marked the transition from the medieval era to modern era

The Renaissance

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Significant events and changesThe Black Death Reduced the population of Europe by over 50%1st Printing press in the world was invented by

Johannes GutengurgEnd of the Middle AgesLorenzo the Magnificent died in FlorenceColumbus almost discovers AmericaGrenada, the last Moslem presence in Spain, falls Roderigo de Borgia became Pope Alessandro VI

The Renaissance

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The upheaval in the accepted social hierarchy allowed Shakespeare to explore the humanity of every character regardless of social position. Even the high-ranking monarchs were given human emotions and were capable of making mistakes

After the Renaissance, Shakespeare was able to utilize Greek and Roman classics when writing his plays

The Renaissance

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The End