why shakespeare still matters
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William Shakespeare1564 - 1616
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Life of Shakespeare
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Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564Attended King’s New SchoolKnown as The Bard of Avon
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Married Anne Hathaway Had three children
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Became an actor, poet and playwright
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Died in Stratford-upon-Avon at the age
of 52
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38 plays154 sonnets
Comedies TragediesHistories
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Macbeth As You Like It
Merry Wives of Windsor
King Lear
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The Tempest Much Ado About Nothing
The Merchant of Venice
The Winter’s Tale
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Why Shakespeare After 400 years From his time?
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One of the greatest writers of all timeUniversal themes and Diverse genres
Comedies
Tragedies
Fairy Tales
Romances
Histories
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Compelling characters in stories
IagoIn Othello
FalstaffIn Merry Wives of
WindsorBeatrice & BenedickIn Much Ado About
Nothing
ViolaIn Twelfth night
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Contribution to English Language
Gloomy
Generous
Impartial
Majestic
Bedazzled
Alluring
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Timeless plays adapted to our time
Lion King &
Hamlet
10 Things I hate about you &
Taming of the Shrew
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Timeless plays adapted to our time
She’s the Man and
Twelfth Night
Big Business and
The Comedy of Errors
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His works inspire writers to date
A Thousand Acres based onKing Lear
Juliet,Juliet’s Nurse
based onRomeo and Juliet
The Great Night based on
Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Daughter of
Timebased onRichard III
Saving Hamlet
based onHamlet
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Quoted even today
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Shakespeare Celebrations
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Royal Shakespeare Theatre
In Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare plays are regularly performed here
Consists of over 1000 seats
Open daily for visitors
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400th Anniversary Celebrations
In Birthplace
Masked Parade
Funeral-style Parade
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Questions
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Thank you