William Shakespeare: An Introduction

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1. INTRODUCTION Prof.R.R.Borse, Assst.Prof. & HOD, Eng.Dept.,B.P.Arts,S.M.A.Sci.,K.K.C.Comm.College,Chalisgaon Dist.Jalgaon [email protected]

2. INTRODUCTION OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

3. INTRODUCTION William Shakespeare Birth-26 April 1564 Born Place- Strat -ford-upon-Avon Married-Anne Hathway (1582) Died-23 April,1616 At the age of 52 years.

4. EARLY LIFE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was an English poet He was the Father of English Drama. He was the world greatest dramatist. He was the son of JOHN SHAKESPEARE and married the 26-year old Anne Hathaway in 27 Nov.1582. He is often called England's national poet and “Bard of Avon”.

5. WORKS OF LITERATURE He wrote mostly comedies, histories after 1600,he wrote of his tragedies. He wrote 38 very successful plays and 154 sonnets and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often those of any other playwright.

6. Greatest works Tragedies Comedies Histories Sonnets

7. TRAGEDIES Unhappy or tragic End. Examples- 1)Hamlet 2)King Lear 3)Macbeth 4)Othello 5)Romeo and Juliet

8. COMEDIES EXAMPLES- 1)All’s Well That Ends Well 2)As You Like It 3)Comedy Of Errors 4)Twelfth Night 5)Much Ado About-nothing 6)Merchant of Venice

9. HISTOROIES EXAMPLE- 1)King Henry-V 2)King John 3)Richard- ll 4)Richard- lll 5)Julius Caesar

10. SONNETS Ten Syllables Per Line Time, Love and Beauty EXAMPLES- 1)18-sonnet- beauty 2)55-sonnet-love

11. Finally He was awarded in Lucille lortar award for outstanding revival. He was died on 23 April 1616 at the age of 52 years old.

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