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William ShakespeareHis Life, Time And Works
Childhood Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary
Arden Birthday celebrated April 23, 1564 Born in Stratford upon Avon Attended the Stratford Grammar
School
Young Adulthood 1582 Married Anne
Hathaway She was 8 years older
Three children Susanna Twins
Judith Hamnet
The Times Monarchy
Queen Elizabeth 1558-1603
King James 1603-1625
The Plague
The Theater All social classes
attended No women on stage
All parts played by men Including Juliet!
Career Actor
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
The King’s Men Playwright
38 plays Poet
154 Sonnets
The Globe
The Globe Built 1598 Made from the leased Black Friar’s Theater Burned during a performance of Henry VII
Cannon Rebuilt and open to the public
The Globe Website
“All the world is
a stage”
The Comedies All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Love's Labor's Lost Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Tragedies Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello, the Moor of Venice Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida
The Histories Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III
The Late Romances Cymbeline Pericles The Tempest The Two Noble Kinsmen The Winter's Tale
The Assignment Create a Power Point Presentation
for one of Shakespeare’s plays You must research the characters,
the plot, and the themes. You must follow the Power Point
Template found on the school’s resource web site
All presentations must be ready for December 12, 2005.
The Plays Repeated Chose two plays from each of the
following lists. You will be assigned one of these
choices. Each student must research a
different play.
The Comedies All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Love's Labor's Lost Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing The Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Tragedies Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello, the Moor of Venice Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus and Cressida
The Histories Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Henry V Henry VI, Part I Henry VI, Part II Henry VI, Part III Henry VIII King John Richard II Richard III
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