Father of english litrature @William Shakespeare

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1. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.” -Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene II

2. William Shakespeare was born on April 26th, 1564. • Shakespeare died on April 26th, 1616. • William’s father was John, a local business man, and his mother was Mary. • William was the third oldest child. Shakespeare had seven brothers and sisters. # B a c k g r o u n d

3. # Shakespeare's L i f e . . . W ealthy man for his time. The Globe, His performance group was originally Lord Chamberlain’s Men and later became The King’s Men.

4. family lived in Stratford Upon Avon. • Stratford is about 100 miles outside of London. • Shakespeare had a fourth grade education and never attended a university.

5. In 1582 Shakespeare, married 26 year old Anne Hathaway. first child, Susanna.• Shakespeare did not like his wife . William Shakespeare• Anne and William had two other children, twins Judith and Hamnet. • At the age of eleven Hamnet passed away. Shakespeare was very distraught by the death of his son and paid tribute to him in the play Hamlet.

6. Shakespeare had a very small family for the time, high child mortality rates # Stratford . . . . Shake speare spent the majority of his time in London. Shakespeare resided in Stratford only during the winter. # C o n t i n u e . . .

7. Shakespeare is know for his invention of the Shakespearean sonnet.• This sonnets are 14 lines long.• Have an ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG rhyme scheme.• Are all written in Iambic Pentameter.• Iambic Pentameter has 10 syllables per line and follow an unstressed/stressed pattern.• The last two rhyming lines are called a Heroic Couplet Shakespeare’s Poetry •

8. • Shakespeare wrote 13 Comedies. * 10 Histories. 15 Tragedies. As Shakespeare got older his writing became darker and darker, thus he ended his career writing tragedies. Shakespeare’s plays typically have five acts. • Typically there is a character of lower class who can see through all of the confusion in the play and tells the audience what is really going on. • Shakespeare also relies on soliloquies and asides to inform the audience of plot. Shakespeare’s Plays

9. # Soliloquy & Aside . . .

10. 19. The Globe Theatre was built outside of London, theatre was performed here due to the Puritans.• The original Globe burned down during Shakespeare’s time.• During a performance of Henry the VIII in 1613 an errant cannon shot caught the thatch roof on fire. 20. A second Globe was built less than 60 miles from the site of the original Globe in 1614.• This second Globe also burned down (though after Shakespeare’s death).• A third Globe was built in 1997 outside of London at the site of the original Globe. 21. Shakespeare’s Theatre• At the time w omen were not allowed to act on stage.• Because of this men performed all the roles. Boys below the age of thirteen performed the roles of women.• To compensate for this romantic scenes were often conducted behind a curtain. 22. Shakespeare’s Theatre• Shakespeare did not write down any of his plays.• Actors memorized the lines as they performed the plays.• After Shakespeare’s death The King’s Men recorded all of his plays on paper to pay tribute to Shakespeare.• Because of this there are slight differences in the various copies of his plays. Shakespeare’s Theatre

11. Witter, Brad. “What Are Shakespeare's Most Famous Quotes?” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 27 June 2019, www.biography.com/news/shakespeares-most-famous-quotes. Bullard, Rebecca, and Rachel Carnell. The Secret History in Literature, 1660-1820. Cambridge University Press, 2017. YouTube, YouTube, m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=TwSqW_19vLo. # W o r k C i t a t i o n