who is willy shakes? well first off, let’s begin by referring to him by his proper name: william...
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Born – exact date is unknown
Baptized: April 23rd, 1564
Where - Stratford-Upon-Avon near London, England
His Family…
Was “well off”; he had 7 brothers and sisters!
His father’s name was John
- He was a glove-maker/shopkeeper/landowner- He was also Bailiff (Mayor) of Stratford
His mother’s name was Mary Arden- she inherited land which was bequeathed
(given to) to William
Education…S
hakespeare school until he was 15 years old, and primarily studied Latin
He read a good deal of classical mythology, including Ovid, and Plutarch, which he later used as sources
He Married…
S
hakespeare married Anne
Hathaway in 1582
S
he was eight years older
T
ogether they had 3 children:
Susanna, and twins, Hammet
and Judith
London vs Stratford
S
hakespeare lived in
London for most of his life,
and had little to do with
Stratford, although he
became its third largest
landowner, and eventually
retired there.
B
y 1592 Shakespeare was 28 and had
been married 10 years by then, and
was not only recognized as a poet in
London, but he was also known as a
successful actor
S
hakespeare was a member and part
owner of a repertory group called the
“Chamberlain’s Men”
Shakespeare the Actor
S
hakespeare was an actor
for 20 years, from 1585
to 1605.
A
n Elizabethan actor had
to have many different
skills including…The Globe Theater
F
ENCING audiences loved seeing
d
uels, battles and contests
T
UMBLINGas gods or ghosts, they had to
disappear through holes in the stage
D
ANCINGmost plays ended with the whole
company dancing
E
LOCUTIONWords were often more important
than actions
A
CTINGeach actor had to play various roles,
and sometimes more than one per play
M
USIC actors had to learn to
p
lay some instrument well
Shakespeare wrote plays. There are three main genres (types) of plays that he wrote:
Historical playsTragedyComedy
Shakespeare also wrote poetry, most of which were in sonnet form.
S
ome of Shakespeare’s famous plays
include:• Romeo and Juliet• Hamlet• King Lear• A Midsummer Night’s Dream• Othello• Macbeth
He Retired…
S
hakespeare retired from the THEATRE
to his native Stratford sometime
between 1611 and 1613, after having
bought a large house called “New
Place”
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