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About William Shakespeare
Nobody knows when Shakespeare’s birthday
was.
 He was born in 1564, but there is no record of
the actual day.
 He was baptized at the Holy Trinity Church on
April the 26th in Stratford-upon-Avon.
 Scholars count back 3 days earlier and
celebrate his birthday on April the 23rd.
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Was he real?
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Many people dispute the fact that he is real.
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His unknown birthday raises the brows of skeptics.
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As well as his looks…no one really knows what he looks like.
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But most people today consider Shakespeare the greatest of all
dramatists.
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His plays demonstrate a profound understanding of the nature
of humanity.
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There are theories that Shakespeare's plays were actually
written by someone else- or many others!
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Perhaps someone more highly educated.
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Names suggested include the statesman and philosopher Sir
Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, the Earl of Southampton
(Shakespeare's patron), Edward de Vere, the seventeenth Earl
of Oxford and even Queen Elizabeth.
Generally Accepted Facts
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William Shakespeare was born in 1564.
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Was the third child and first son of John Shakespeare
and his wife Mary Arden.
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.
John Shakespeare was a landowner, a
merchant, a glove maker, and a man on a
political track.
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In 1567 he became "high bailiff," the highest elected
office in Stratford, equivalent to a mayor today.
Family Man?
In 1582, at the age of eighteen, he
married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of
a farmer from the nearby village of
Shottery. In 1583, they had a daughter,
Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and
Judith, in 1585.
 Later, he had 5 more children
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total during his short, 52 years of life)
Did he only write plays?
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Shakespeare became a charter member of a theatrical company, the
Lord Chamberlain's Men, in 1594.
He first worked in theatres owned by James Burbage northeast of
London, the Theatre and the Curtain.
In 1598 Burbage moved to Bankside, along the Thames River, and
built the Globe Theatre.
As a partner in the Globe, (and later the Blackfriars Theatre,
acquired in 1608), Shakespeare profited from its success.
His plays were performed at the courts of Queen Elizabeth I and
King James I, who became sponsor of his theatrical troupe in 1603.
Its name was changed to the King's Men.
In conclusion, Shakespeare was a prospering Businessman able to
buy some of the most prestigious properties in all of Stratford.
Shakespeare’s Work
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Shakespeare's body of work is generally divided up into four major
periods.
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FIRST PERIOD: His early plays (1589-95) were somewhat
experimental. They include chronicle history plays, a popular genre
of the period which featured medieval tragedies played out in
bloody detail, and a range of comedies (A Midsummer’s Night
Dream).
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SECOND PERIOD: Shakespeare's second period (to 1600) included
important plays dealing with English history, his "joyous" comedies
and two major tragedies. His technique became individualized and
distinct as he began to combine elements of the tragic and the
comic to reveal the vast sweep of humanity.
Shakespeare’s Work (continued)
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THIRD PERIOD: Great tragedies, considered his most
profound work, were written during the third period (to
1608) of Shakespeare's career. These included Hamlet,
Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. He also wrote pensive
and biting comedies during this time.
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FOURTH PERIOD: During his fourth period (to 1613)
Shakespeare wrote his primary romantic tragicomedies
including The Tempest, considered by many to be
Shakespeare's most beautiful and lyrical play.
Reading Shakespeare’s Plays
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Before you start to read Shakespeare's
plays, you will want to take a look at some
of the language uses that might stand in
your way of understanding the script.
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Did people really speak the way they do in
Shakespeare's plays? The answer is NO.
Then why did he write that way?
To confuse you!!!! No, of
course not.
 Shakespeare wrote the
way he did for poetic and
dramatic purposes.
 There are many reasons
why he did this--to create
a specific poetic rhythm,
to emphasize a certain
word, to give a character
a specific speech pattern,
etc.
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I ate the sandwich.
I ate the sandwich.
I the sandwich ate.
Ate the sandwich I.
Ate I the sandwich.
The sandwich I ate.
The sandwich ate I.
A Closer Look
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These four words can create six unique sentences which carry the
same meaning.
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When you are reading Shakespeare's plays, look for this type of
unusual word arrangement.
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Locate the subject, verb, and the object of the sentence. Notice
that the object of the sentence is often placed at the beginning (the
sandwich) in front of the verb (ate) and subject (I). Rearrange the
words in the order that makes the most sense to you (I ate the
sandwich).
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This will be one of your first steps in making sense of Shakespeare's
language.
Poetry and Prose
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We speak in prose (language without metrical
structure). Shakespeare wrote both prose and verse
(poetry).
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Blank Verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter.
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Iambic Pentameter: five beats of alternating
unstressed and stressed syllables; ten syllables per line.
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Examples of Iambic Pentameter:
'So fair / and foul / a day / I have / not seen'
'The course / of true / love nev/er did / run smooth'
Fun Fact 1
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Was Shakespeare popular during his own
time?
Yes or No?
YES!
Unlike many famous artists and poets he
was a well known performer for Queen
Elizabeth I.
Fun Fact 2
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
Thirty-seven!
Can you name at least 5?
Shakespeare’s Plays
HISTORIES
Cymbelin
Henry IV, Part I
Henry IV, Part II
Henry V
Henry VI, Part I
Henry VI, Part II
Henry VI, Part III
Henry VIII
King John
Pericles
Richard II
Richard III
TRAGEDIES
Antony and
Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello
Romeo and
Juliet
Timon of
Athens
Titus
Andronicus
Troilus and
Cressida
COMEDIES
All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado about Nothing
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter's Tale
Fun Fact 3
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Did Shakespeare invent words?
Yes or No?
YES!
One of the words he invented was
“assassination”. He is said to have a
vocabulary of 29,066 words when the average
person is said to only have 2,000. He was
literally a walking dictionary!
Journal Entry
Describe what it’s like going to the movies
today. Please answer ALL the questions
below!
 *What is the food like?
 *What are the ticket prices?
 *How are seating arrangements?
 *What is the sound like?
 *Where do you prefer to sit?
 *Why do you go to the movies?
 *Who do you usually go to the movies with?
 *What is your favorite genre of movie? (i.e.
drama, comedy, romance, action, etc)
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre
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Also known as the Shakespeare Globe Theatre
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One of most famous playhouses ever
The primary location Shakespeare performed many of
his greatest plays
Construction
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Built from oak and stolen playhouse frames
3 story building
Holds 3000
Co-owned by William Shakespeare
Tickets and Seating
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“The Cheap Seats”
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1 cent! (roughly 10 % of a worker’s daily wage)
Standing room only in the yard at the center of the
playhouse
Located nearest the stage, at eye level
Exposed, similar to a present day stadium
“Best seats in the house”
Only 2 cents!
 Seating provided
 Located in the playhouse’s 3 circular galleries
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Watching a Play
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Imagination required
of the audience:
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Lacked
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Backdrops
Lighting
Poor acoustics
Few if any props.
To compensate
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Actors exaggerated
movements
Shouted lines to be
heard by all
Showtimes
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Because there was no
artificial lighting, plays
typically occurred in
the early afternoon,
lasting from 2 pm
until roughly 4 or 5
pm.
Burnt to the ground
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Burnt to the Ground June 29th, 1613
 Occurred
during a performance of Henry VIII
 Caused by cannon fired during the play
 Cannon
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ignited the straw roof on fire
Rebuilt one year later
 Reopened
at a new location (opposite side of
the Thames river) in 1614
 Straw roof replaced with tile
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Remains open today
What we eat, what they ate.
Today at the movies we eat popcorn,
candy, nachos, soda etc.
 Is this healthy?
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Yes or No
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you say hazelnut?
This is what the Elizabethans would munch on while
enjoying a play at the Globe.
 Also known as Filberts or Cob nuts depending on their
country of origin.
 They contain a high proportion of essential oils and a
well-balanced mixture of vitamins and minerals.
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Vitamin A, B and E
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Hazelnuts contain a high concentration of Vitamin E and
Vitamin A
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Hazelnuts also contain Vitamins B5 and B6.
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Vitamin E removes toxins from your body.
Vitamin A is a natural antioxidant and also has cancer preventing
properties.
Vitamin B5 and B6, when consumed in appropriate amounts, are
used by the body to produce energy.
Moreover, hazelnuts are an excellent source of minerals
such as manganese, selenium, and zinc.
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Minerals are essential in the body’s everyday function.
Mmmm…Popcorn
Why is movie theater popcorn so much worse than
the supermarket variety?
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Movie theaters use trans fats to pop popcorn (saturated coconut
oil)
Trans fats greatly contribute to heart disease, the number one
cause of death in the United States
Unsaturated fats are liquids (cooking oil)
Saturated fats are solids at room temperature (butter)
Trans fats are unsaturated fat that has been chemically
engineered into a solid that look just like saturated fats
(margarine)
Theatre Popcorn
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X Rated- AMC, Edwards, Hoyts, Regal, United Artists
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R Rated- Carmike, CineMark, Cineplex Odeon, Loews, Multiplex, Muvico,
Showcase
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Saturated Fats (Butter)
PG Rated- Century, GKC
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Partially Hydrogenated Oils (Trans Fat)
Unsaturated Fats (Vegetable Oil)
G Rated- Your Theater (assuming you can sneak some in)
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Air-Popped (No added fats)
The big theaters use trans-fat because it comes in a small package!
Liquids converted to solids pack smaller than the original liquid!
Are You a Health Nut?
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Were the Elizabethan’s healthier than you
are now?
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Does this make you think about your own
eating habits when you go to the movies
or even in your daily life?