Transcript William Shakespeare 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare
1564-1616
“All the world 's a stage, /
And all the men and women
merely players.”——
The Bard…
Born in Stratford
John and Mary Parents
The 3rd of 8 kids
Married at age 18
Anne Hathaway was 26
• 3 kids
– Suzanne
– Hamnet
– Judith
Worked as an actor
By 1594 at least 6 plays
had been published
Shakespeare’s Theatre
Plague (Ewww….imagine 1500-3000 hot, dirty,
sweaty bodies so close together…COOTIES!)
Many deaths (well…duh!)
Plays were written to please royalty
No lights
No women
The Globe Theater 1599
Burned in 1613
The New Globe Theater 1999
The Plays
Comedy
Tragedy
History
Comedies
The Taming of the Shrew
Much Ado About Nothing
As You Like It
Twelfth Night
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tragedies
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Histories…
King Henry the 6th
3 plays—Part One, Two, and Three
The
The
The
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Tragedy of Richard the 3rd
Tragedy of King Richard the 2nd
Life and Death of King John
Life of King Henry the 5th
2 plays—Part One and Part Two
Plays about a small part of the person’s
life…brought in huge audiences to the theater.
Shakespeare’s Contribution to the
Language
He invented 32,000 words—We use about 5,000 today.
He invented:
hot blooded
I couldn’t sleep a wink.
He was dead as a doornail.
She’s a tower of strength.
They hoodwinked us.
I’m green-eyed with jealousy.
We’d better lie low for awhile.
Keep a civil tongue in your head.
Leapfrog
THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD
❖Renaissance literally means “rebirth”
Rebirth of classical literature and art forms
❖A Renaissance occurs when life is good (people are not fighting for survival)
❖It is a high time for art and literature
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
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Occurred from 1300-1550
A.D.
Marked as high time in art
(THINK Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles—
Michelangelo, Donatello,
Raphael, Leonardo)
Authors: Petrarch (sonnets)
and Castiglione (courtier
book)
Influenced the English
Renaissance Period
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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Occurred between 1400-1600
A.D.
Began with Henry VIII and ended
with King James I
Highest point occurred during
Queen Elizabeth I’s reign
High time in literature: Sidney,
Spencer, Marlow, Shakespeare
Courtiers (professional kiss-ups)
were very important
Social classes were strictly
enforced
Theaters thrived but were
considered low-class
SOCIAL MOBILITY
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During this time period, it
was nearly impossible to rise
above your birth—if you were
born a peasant, you died a
peasant.
Family name and nobility
were very important
One way to try and rise
above your birth was through
the practice of patronage—
though how far you could rise
was pre-determined by your
family name.