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William
Shakespeare
Life & Legacy
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Early Life
• William Shakespeare wasborn to John Shakespeareof Snitterfield and MaryArden, daughter of a
wealthy man namedRobert Arden of Wikmencote, in Stratford.
• The Holy Trinity Churchidentifies his birth date as
April 23rd
, 1564, but it ismore commonlyobserved on April 26th of that same year.
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Siblings
• John and Mary had other
children besides William.
• Joan and Margaret both died
within a year of their birth.
• Three others, Anne, Richard andEdmund all died a few years into
their lives.
• One of their sons lived into
adulthood, his name was Gilbert.
• They named another one of theirdaughters Joan, who ended up
outliving all of her siblings – she
lived until age 77.
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Education
• He is said to have
attended Stratford
Grammar school around
age 6 or 7, but there isno official record.
• By using a horn-book to
learn his basic alphabet,
he developed a knack
for writing.
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The Lost Years
• There is a period of time considered
the “lost years”. This is because there
aren’t many records or documents
that give us detail about that time.
• After he left school at 18 is when the
“lost years” began.• He studied to become a professional
actor around this time.
• He married an older woman, 26
years of age, named Anne Hathaway.
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Family Life
• William and Anne had
a few children of their
own throughout their
marriage.• There was the eldest
daughter, Susanna.
• They also had twins,
a boy, Hamnet, and a
girl, Judith.
Unfortunately,
Hamnet died at age11.
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The Elizabethan Era
• This was also known as England’s
“Golden Age”; Queen Elizabeth I
ruled at this time.
• Historian John Guy says of The
Elizabethan Era, “England was
economically healthier, more
expansive, more optimistic under
the Tudors”.
• Many say this is when the true
English Renaissance began due to
the increasing popularity of
poetry, music and literature.
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Shakespeare During the Elizabethan
Era
• During this time, William
Shakespeare was undeniably at
his peak.
• One of the most popular genres
for theatrical productions were
histories.
• One of his most famous history
pieces, Henry V, was created and
performed during this era.
•It is said that he wrote about theformer English rulers and all of its
glory to find favor with the public.
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Humor
• Popular topics of humor for the people
during this era involved things such as
medicine and psychology.
• Although Hamlet was a tragedy, people
believed he had a “screw loose” due to his
humorous bone being out of place. It was
a very flawed belief, but people stillfollowed it.
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His sayiNgs….
• All of a sudden (TheTaming of the Shrew)
• All that glitters is not gold(The Merchant of Venice)
• Love is blind (TwoGentlemen of Verona,Henry V, The Merchant of Venice)
• Star-crossed lovers
(Romeo and Juliet)• Wear your heart on your
sleeve (Othello)
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Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet was one
of Shakespeare’s most
popular works.
• It is considered a tragedy,
which means it begins in
order and ends in chaos. (A
comedy is the exact
opposite.)
• It also is one of his mostfrequently performed
pieces.
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Romeo and Juliet (Continued)
• The setting of this story isVerona, Italy.
• It’s characters consist of twomain feuding families, theMontagues’ and the
Capulets’.
• The cause of their feud isquite unknown, but datesback to years before any of them were born.
• Also, even the townspeopleare involved (taking sides),due to the intensity of it all.
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Romeo and Juliet (Continued)
• One of the maincharacters, Count Paris,wishes to marry theCapulet daughter, Juliet.
• Of course, she does nothave any interest in himand refuses to marry theman.
• Juliet meets Romeo, aMontague, at a party.
• They get married secretly.
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Romeo and Juliet (Continued)
• In the end, Juliet drinks apoison that will only put herinto a deep sleep for a shortwhile, so that everyoneassumes she is dead.
• Romeo hears of this beforethe plan of their elope canbe explained, and goes tosee his bride.
• He assumes that she is dead
and then kills himself.• Juliet then stabs herself
with his dagger.
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Theme
• There are a few mainthemes in this theatricalstory, they are love, fateand time. All of whichplay a crucial role in thedevelopment of thecharacters and plot.
• Also, as a final note, thepremier of this was likely
at The Theater inShoreditch, which ismodern day Hackney (aborough of London).
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Hamlet
• Much like Romeo and
Juliet, Hamlet is
considered a tragedy.
• This is also one of hismost popular works as
well as the longest and
most powerful.
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Hamlet (continued)
• The setting is in thekingdom of Denmark.Hamlet is the son of theformer king.
•Hamlet figures out thathis uncle, Claudius (thecurrent king of Denmark),had murdered his fatherto gain the throne for
himself.• As follows, Hamlet goes
on a journey of revengeagainst his uncle Claudius.
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Hamlet (continued)
• Shakespeare had an actorin mind specifically forthis role, RichardBurbage. He was the
leader of the theatertroop known as LordChamberlain’s Men.
• The premier of Hamlet
was likely at the GlobeTheater, which was apopular theater inLondon.
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Hamlet (continued)
• During the Interregnum,better known as theCommonwealth of England, the Puritans
banned all theaterproductions.
• Actors would perform inillegal plays called‘drolls’, and scenes fromHamlet were popular touse.
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MidsuMMer NigHt’s dreaM
• This play is considered acomedy, due to itbeginning in chaos andending in order.
• This story incorporateselements of romance,humor, fate and evenfantasy.
• It is one of the mostwidely performed of Shakespeare’s works.
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MidsuMMer NigHt’s dreaM
(con.)• This story is about one big
circle of love.
• Hermia is a beautifulyoung lady who has been
ordered to marryDemitrius per her father.
• The trouble is, she lovesLysander, but Demitrius
loves Hermia.• Her cousin, Helena loves
Demitrius.
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Much Ado About Nothing
• This is comedy (like AMidsummer Night’sDream), beginning inchaos and ending in
order.
• This is also another oneof Shakespeare’s most
popular works.
• It was also made into astar-studdedblockbuster film.
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Much Ado About Nothing (con.)
• The story focuses on a fewdifferent main characters.
• Hero is the daughter of Leonato, who allows her tomarrry her true love, Claudio.
• There is also Benedict andBeatrice, who act like theyhate each other, even thoughthey are truly in love.
• Don Perdro, a family friend,has a vengeful half-brother,
Don Jon, who messes aroundwith everyone to stir uptrouble.
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MacBeth
• MacBeth is considered
one of his most powerful
and darkest stories.
•It is for sure considered atragedy.
• It deals with many topics,
including witchcraft,
supernatural, jealousy,greed and death
(murder).
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MacBeth (con.)
• General MacBethreturns home from avictorious battle and isconfronted by a group
of 3 witches who tellhim the he will be king.
• In order to get there, hekills his friend to get to
the top, framing theguards to make themlook guilty.
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Macbeth (con.)
• The story, which takesplace in Scotland,continues on with LadyMacbeth and Macbeth
himself feeling guiltover their wrong-doing.
• Lady Macbeth ends upcommitting suicide andMacbeth gets murdered
by a nobleman,Macduff .
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Macbeth (Theme)
• The big themes of this
theatrical story are as
follows, fate, deception
and treachery.• Shakespeare tends to
use fate in a number of
his play-writes because
it always seemed to fitin so well.
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His Legacy…
Shakespeare left behind
many things in his legacy,
including his plays, ideas,
puns and even some new
words. The thing about
Shakespeare is, everyone
knows of at least one
amazing thing he created
during his lifetime. Here
are a few examples…
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His Words
• Shakespeare created
many words that some of
us may not know about.
•Nouns such as ‘accused’and ‘mimic’…
• adjectives like
‘fashionable’ and
‘majestic’, were all his.• Also, verbs such as
dwindle and secure
Were all his creation; these
were words used in his
many plays.
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MOvies…
• Many of his plays have turned
into Hollywood movies
throughout the years, some just
made to be similar and some
follow his script exactly.
• One of the ones that did not,
however, follow his exact script
was “10 Things I Hate About You”,
which starred the late Heath
Ledger.
• This was very loosely based off of,
“The Taming of the Shrew”.
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MOvies …(cON.)
• Also, “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” was
made into a famous
film, with actors thatincluded Stanley Tucci
and Michelle Pfeiffer.
• It very closely followed
the script, making itmore like Shakespeare
had intended.
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The End
Finally, something that peoplehave found interesting wasthat he used Biblicalreferences in a few of hisshows to properly getacross his message. This andthe many other things thathe accomplished prove thathe is a living legend and his
works will live on for therest of eternity.Shakespeare may just beimmortal.
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William
Shakespeare
Life & Legacy