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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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William Shakespeare
-born - Straford upon Avon 26 April 1564
- died – Straford upon Avon 23 April 1616
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Surviving works:
- 38 plays
- 154 sonnets
- 2 long narrative poems
- several other poems
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At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway
Children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith
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1585 - 1592 - successful career in London
- actor
- writer
- part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men.
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Shakespeare‘s works - Tragedies: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet,
Othello, King Lear
- Comedies: The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Tempest, As You Like It
- Histories: King John,
Richard III, Henry V,
Henry VII
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Shakespeare‘s sonnets 14 lines – 4 stanzas – 4/4/4/2- the
message, ussually – 4/4/3/3
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Shakespeare‘s theatre
No scenography All shows were played by men Elaborate costumes Globe theatre:
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Shakespeare's plays continued to be staged after his death
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Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth - Shakespeare’s patron They were in good relationship because
Queen was supporting him
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