William Shakespeare

Presentation by Rich Bonzo

Presented on: 11-8-01

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HomeBirth/Family Childhood Education

Family Name His Marriage Plays/Poems

Children Accomplishments

Special Interests, Hobbies, and Passions

Acceptance as an Actor

Acceptance as a Playwright

Birth/Family

Title HomeBorn in Stratford, England on April 23, 1564 Parents were John and Mary ShakespeareWas the 3rd son, first that actually survived. Had 5 other siblings born, one died as well

The house Shakespeare was born in

Childhood Education

Home TitlePre-school until age 7Grammar School from 8 until around 14-16; historians are not quite sure

A blurred pic of Shakespeare's school

Family Name

Home Title

Shakespeare

A map locating Stratford, Avon in Great Britain

His Marriage

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Married 26 year old Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582 at age 18

Plays/PoemsHome Title

Plays: 37Hamlet (Tragedy)The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (Tragedy)The Tempest (Comedy)Julius Caesar (Tragedy)Henry V (Histories)Macbeth (Tragedy)

Poems: Over 150The Rape of LudicrousA Midnight's DreamLove

Children

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Had 3 children (2 daughters, 1 son)

Susanna born May 26th, 1583

Twins Hamnet and Judith born on February 2nd, 1585

Hamnet died at age 11 on August 11th, 1596

Accomplishments

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Had the Globe Theater for his works

Had his own personal collection of actors: “Lord Chamberlains Men”

Wrote 37 plays, 150+ Poems

Married, had 3 children, 2 lived.

The “Globe” Theater

Special Interests, Hobbies, and Passions

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Enjoyed acting

Primary interest obviously was writing plays

Shakespeare’s plays were all originally performed

in the Globe Theater

Acceptance as an Actor

Home TitleShakespeare's acting experience was moderately enjoyable

He received some praise

But he longed to write his own plays

Shakespeare’s acting career was short, and nothing

compared to his career as a playwright

Acceptance as a Playwright

Home TitleHigh praise for many of his plays (The Tempest)

Many were scrutinized; Shakespeare received much criticism for them (Romeo and Juliet)

Shakespeare was given the privilege of having more audiences with Queen Elizabeth and King James than any other playwright in history

Shakespeare’s fame came from his

playwrights

Interpretative Questions (1)

Home TitleWhat experiences did he have in childhood that fostered his love of the theater?

What experiences did he have which encouraged and fostered his skills as a playwright and poet?

Why has Shakespeare been classified as the greatest playwright the English-speaking world has ever seen?

What experiences did he have in childhood that fostered his love of the theater?

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Shakespeare learned of Rome in schoolThis most likely contributed to his play “Caesar”He was taught Latin in grammar schoolThis which raised some curiosity of the languageThe theater was a great place to hear the English Language since it is an English Art form

What experiences did he have which encouraged and fostered his skills as a playwright and poet?

Home TitleShakespeare went to schoolHe greatly enjoyed the English languageHe may have gotten a job at a theater as a stable handHistorians believe that soon after that, he became an actorSome time later he then started writing his own poems, and eventually, plays

Why has Shakespeare been classified as the greatest playwright the English-speaking world has ever seen?

Home TitleWrote over 37 plays100’s of PoemsWas an expert at manipulating the English languageInvented many words himself: assassination, bump, lonelyVigorously expressive in his worksAuthored Comedies, Tragedies and HistoriesMore of his plays have been performed globally than any other playwrightsHis works have been reproduced more than any other playwrights

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What lessons can you learn from Shakespeare’s life and how would you apply these lessons to your own life?

Ways Shakespeare still affects us today—words, phrases, ideas, playwrights, etc.

What lessons can you learn from Shakespeare’s life and how would you apply these lessons to your own life?

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You can accomplish anything

One person can make a HUGE difference

Literature can be the ultimate tool of expression

Set your mind to something you love

Never give up

STAY IN SCHOOL!

We can learn a lot from Shakespeare

Ways Shakespeare still affects us today—words, phrases, ideas, playwrights, etc.

Home TitleWe use many of his words today (assassination, bump, lonely)“To be, or not to be, that is the question”“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?”Our petty differences are best set asideRomeo and JulietThe TempestHamletOthelloMovies based on his worksHe is a major subject in modern Literature A stamp printed for the

celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare

Bibliography

Homehttp://www.bardweb.net

http://www.bardweb.net/man.html

http://shakespeare.palomar..edu.default.htmhttp://shakespeare.palomar..edu.criticism.htm

http://www.shakespeare.comhttp://www.shakespeare.com/FirstFolio