SHAKESPEARE’S

Romeo and Juliet

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ENGLANDBackground information . . .

KILLS MILLIONS

1347 Bubonic Plague in Europe

THE RENAISSANCE

1485-1660 AD

HENRY TUDOR TAKES

THRONE AS

KING HENRY VII

1485 AD

FIRST SON, KING ARTHUR

DIES

KING HENRY VIII

BECOMES KING 1509

King Henry VII dies

KING HENRY’S WIVES

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1534 KING HENRY VIII

SEPARATES ENGLAND

FROM THE CATHOLIC

CHURCH

1502 First slaves exported to America from Africa

1517 Martin Luther begins Protestant Reformation

THE TOWER OF LONDON

London, England

KING HENRY DIES

TUDORS REIGN

1547 Reign of Edward VI begins

1553 Reign of Mary I begins

1558 Reign of Elizabeth I begins

STRATFORD UPON

AVON

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamnet and Judith

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

Born in April of 1564 to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden

Attended the Stratford grammar school, studying Latin, the Bible,

and English composition

Married Anne Hathaway when he was 18

Three children: Susanna and twins named Hamnet and Judith

SETTLES IN LONDON

TO BE A PLAYWRIGHT

1590 William Shakespeare

LIFE AS A DRAMATIST

AND ACTOR

Moved to London, at least by 1592

Enjoyed the patronage of noblemen and royalty, including Lord Chamberlain, Queen Elizabeth, and King

James

Described as “honey-tongued Shakespeare” in 1598

Part owner of a theater company called Lord Chamberlain’s Men, until King James of Scotland became

king of England and became the company’s patron: The King’s Men

Wrote sonnets, comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances:

WHAT IS HUMANISM?

NEW THEATERS & THE

GLOBE

1576–James Burbage built the first public

theater and called it the Theater

Other theaters–the Rose, the Swan, the

Globe

The Globe is the most famous because it

was the theater most closely associated with

Shakespeare.

Admission cost one penny.

Held about 3,000 spectators

Painted brightly with colorful tapestries

Authorities closed the theaters during plague

epidemics.

The Globe burned down in 1613.

ROMEO AND JULIET

Written late 1500’s

First Official Publication 1597

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Warring Factions

JAM ES VI OF SCOTL AND BECOM ES

JAM ES I OF ENGL AND

U NITING THE KINGDOM S

1603 AD

ENGLISH ESTABLISH

JAMESTOWN COLONY IN

VIRGINIA

1607 AD

LOW ROAD

Bath, England

WARWICK CASTLE

SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH

Died in Stratford on April 23, 1616

“First Folio” edition of plays was published in 1623

His plays are read and performed throughout the world.

The Globe was reconstructed and opened for performances in

1997.

WHY DO WE STU DY

SHAKESP EARE?

Writer

Producer

Screen play writer

Actor

Choreographer

Director