the world of shakespeare historical context
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The World Of Shakespeare Historical Context. Biographical Information. Born - 1564 Died - 1616 In England Married – Anne Hathaway (Not the Actress) 3 Children –Susanna and Twins Judith and Hamnet After 4 years of Marriage- he left his family and moved to London to seek a better career. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The World Of ShakespeareHistorical Context
Biographical Information
• Born -1564• Died -1616• In England• Married – Anne Hathaway (Not the Actress)• 3 Children –Susanna and Twins Judith and
Hamnet• After 4 years of Marriage- he left his family
and moved to London to seek a better career
Elizabethan England
• 1530’s – early 1600’s• Named because -England was under the rule
of Queen Elizabeth I• Joined –The Lord Chamberlain’s Men• He became an- Actor• Eventually he Wrote and Acted in his own
plays• Which were performed at The Globe Theater
Shakespeare’s Plays and his Use of Language
• Not a single original Shakespearean manuscript of Shakespeare’s plays have survived
• Because Many of them were written hastily for immediate stage performance
• Many of his plots were Borrowed