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LIFE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIMETHE ELIZABETHAN AGE
Queen Elizabeth ruled England during much of Shakespeare’s time.
LIFE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIMEHYGIENE
How often did people bathe?
a) Once a day b) Once a week c) Once a year (Answer)
LIFE IN THE SHAKESPEARE’S TIMEENTERTAINMENT
People sang, played musical instruments, and danced.
People would also enjoy hangings, bear baitings, and cockfights.
SHAKESPEARE’S THEATERTHE ARCHITECTURE
Some theaters were round with a covered stage. Most of the area had no roof.
Shakespeare’s Theater• The seats in the balconies cost more than the “pit,” where the
crowd would stand on a dirt floor.
ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
The audience Because of the crowds, theatres were popular
with thieves and pickpockets.
THEATRE: A COMMERCIAL VENTURE
They announced what kind of play was showing with flags: Black-Tragedy, White-comedy, Red-History
ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
Plague and Players Theatre were closed during severe
outbreaks of plague – they thought it spread more quickly in crowds
THEATRE
Theatres used:
• trapdoors and wires
• elaborate costumes
• singing, swordplay, and acrobatics
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616
“All the world 's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players.”——
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Father John Shakespeare was a glove maker and trader
Married Anne Hathaway 1582.She was 26.He was 18
THE KING’S MEN
Shakespeare prospered even more under Elizabeth’s successor, King James of Scotland who ruled England during Shakespeare’s later career.
THE KING’S MEN
Became King’s Men when James I became king in 1603.
Shakespeare’s Company was given royal patent.
SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE Shakespeare’s Sonnets were
Written between 1593-1600, and printed in 1609
THE PLAYS
plays firmly attributed to Shakespeare 14 comedies – ends in marriage 10 histories – 10 tragedies – ends in death 4 romances –
WHAT KIND OF PLAYS?
Tragicomedy A mixture of tragedy and
comedy Seems to move toward a
tragic ending but a twist in the plot saves the characters.
TRAGIC HERO
Often a man of high rank, such as a king or prince
Creates, or is put into, a difficult situation which he must try to resolve.
DOOM AND DESTINY
Many people believed in fate, or destiny, and in the power of the stars to foretell the future.
SHAKESPEARE’S LANGUAGE
• Shakespeare coined many words we still use today:• Critical• Majestic• Dwindle
And quite a few phrases as well:• One fell swoop• Flesh and blood• Vanish into thin air
See http://www.wordorigins.org/histeng.htm
SHAKESPEARE IN LANGUAGE
Elizabethan theatre has had a very important effect on today’s theatre, and other parts of every day life. For example:
Shakespeare coined over 1600 words still used today including: countless, critical, excellent, lonely, majestic, obscene and its.
SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS
Some experts have even said that “Shakespeare’s” plays are really the work of other writers.