William Shakespeare

MIDDLE ENGLISH

“For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright,

Who art as black as hell, as dark as night”

MIDDLE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

● Pronouns (2nd person singular):you (subj. pron.) = THOUyou (obj. pron.) = THEEyour (poss. adj.) = THY

● Verb 'to be': are (2nd person singular) = art

EMILIA BASSANO (1569-1645)

● She was supposed to be Shakespeare's Dark Lady.

● She married Alphonso Lanier.

HENRY CAREY (1526 - 1596)

● He was Lord Chamberlain.

● Lord Chamberlain's Men was under his patronage.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S MEN

● William Shakespeare

● Richard Burbage ● Henry Condell● Tomas Pope● Ben Jonson● John Heminges● Augustine Phillips● And others...

Queen Anne of Denmark

● She was King James I's wife.

● She liked dancing, singing and plays.

THE EARL OF ESSEX (1565 - 1601)

● Robert Devereux.

● He was sent by the Queen to fight a war in 1599 but he retuned later that year.

MODERN FILM MODERN FILM ADAPTATIONSADAPTATIONS

ROMEO AND JULIET (1996)

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK

THE SIMPSONS

●Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

●Henry VIII

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE