William Shakespeare is one of the greatest playwright of all time.

Shakespeare didn’t have any formal training in writing or acting.

Shakespeare has written sonnets (or poems), plays (love, comedy, tragedy)

Was a poet, actor and playwright, father, husband, brother and son

There are no original manuscripts published.

All of his works that were published occurred after his death

His sonnets and plays were published without his permission

Henry IV Four part play Focused on real historical events and

figures Greatest masterpiece of world’s

literature Brandes, “believed this is when

Shakespeare developed his individuality.

Henry IV A new king is crowned after being in

exile A protest against the new king by the

Percy Family A freud between families regarding

who should control the throne. Beginning stages of a civil war

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Speculation he wrote the for the

Queen and due to large amount of weddings being performed during time-period.

Very imaginative due to fairies and potions

This play is still being performed throughout the world

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A father makes the decision on who his daughter should marry.

The flower “powder” makes the fairies fall in love with the first object/person that they see.

Another one of William Shakespeare’s love triangles.

Romeo and Juliet Greatest love story in history Love at First Sight the forbidden love Romeo and Julie’s devotion towards

one another by marrying without their families consent or knowledge

Sneaking around so they could see each other.

Romeo and Juliet Romeo believes he beloved Juliet is

dead so he commits suicide to be with her. However, she wasn’t dead.

The family freud and all those who die due to the cost of love

154 Sonnets where published Shakespeare’s sonnets were published prior to any of his plays The order the sonnets were published is possibly not in the correct order as they were writtenThe identity of the characters in his sonnets are a mystery. (real or fictional)The dark lady: possibly a women he had an affair with

William ShakespeareSonnet 20

Discuss about a female who is beautiful without any make up

The women’s beauty is natural Shakespeare continue’s to describe the

woman with great passion Several critics believe that this sonnet

is very sexual The characters are sexually devoted to

each other

William ShakespeareSonnet 20

His passion is compared to Christ’s passion

O’Keefe believes that youth is woman, however was given genitals which made him a man.

I think it was because Shakespeare couldn’t love him like a woman in societ

I believed that William Shakespeare was sexually frustrated

William Shakespeare Conclusion

Shakespeare has been dead closely 400 hundred years

His work has been translated into several different languages