William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

1. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) 400 -летию со дня смерти посвящается. Учитель английского языка МОУ «Гимназия №37» г.Петрозаводска Кравцова Оксана Геннадьевна

2. William Shakespeare is often called the world's greatest playwright. He wrote comedies, tragedies and historical plays in England in the last part of the 16th and the early 17th century.

3. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

4. His mother was the daughter of a farmer and his father was a glove-maker. William had three younger brothers and two younger sisters.

5. Like other boys of middle-class families, William attended a grammar school in Stratford where he got a good education and also learned Latin.

6. When William was 18 he married Anne Hathaway. They had three children, first Susanna and then twins, a son named Hamnet and a daughter named Judith. Hamnet died when he was 11.

7.  In 1592 he went to London to work as a writer and actor. It was a difficult job and only the best found work in London.

8. From 1592 to 1594 the Black Death spread across England. Many public places were closed and plays couldn't be performed either. Shakespeare spent these years writing sonnets and poems.

9. When the theatres opened up again in 1594 Shakespeare joined the best acting company of the country—Lord Chamberlain's Men. It had the best actors, the best writers and the most famous theatre—the Globe.

10. Plays always started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. People who didn't have the money to buy a seat were allowed to stand in the front of the stage. All kinds of people came to see the shows– housewives, children, noblemen and even visitors from other countries.

11. In the twenty years that he worked on stage Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. They can be put into three big categories: - Tragedies. His most famous tragedies are Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth.

12. Comedies. • A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It and The Merry Wives of Windsor are among the most popular.

13. Historical plays - are dramas about the lives of some of England's most powerful kings like Henry IV or Richard II.

14. William Shakespeare retired from the theatre in 1610 and went back to his home town Stratford, where he lived until his death in 1616.

15. Sonnet 90 byWilliamShakespeare в оригинале. Thenhatemewhenthouwilt, ifever, now Nowwhiletheworldisbentmydeedstocross, JoinwiththespiteofFortune, makemebow, Anddonotdropinforanafter-loss. Ahdonot, whenmyhearthasscapedthissorrow, Comeintherearwardofaconqueredwoe; Givenotawindynightarainymorrow, Tolingeroutapurposedoverthrow. Ifthouwiltleaveme*, donotleavemelast, Whenotherpettygriefshavedonetheirspite, Butintheonsetcome; soshall I taste AtfirsttheveryworstofFortune'smight; Andotherstrainsofwoe, whichnowseemwoe, Comparedwithlossofthee, willnotseemso.

16. Sonnet 90 byWilliamShakespeare в переводе С. Маршака. Уж если ты разлюбишь - так теперь, Теперь, когда весь мир со мной в раздоре. Будь самой горькой из моих потерь, Но только не последней каплей горя! И если скорбь дано мне превозмочь, Не наноси удара из засады. Пусть бурная не разрешится ночь Дождливым утром - утром без отрады. Оставь меня, но не в последний миг, Когда от мелких бед я ослабею. Оставь сейчас, чтоб сразу я постиг, Что это горе всех невзгод больнее, Что нет невзгод, а есть одна беда – Твоей любви лишиться навсегда!

17. Sonnet 90 byWilliamShakespeare в исполнении А.Пугачевой.

18. Sonnet 2 byWilliamShakespeare в оригинале.

19. Sonnet 2 byWilliamShakespeare в переводе С.Маршака.

20. The Quiz 1. In what year was Shakespeare born? a) 1564 b)1616 c) 1558 d) 1592 2. What town or city was Shakespeare born in? a)London b) Stratford-upon-Avon c) Snitterfield d) Oxford 3. Who did Shakespeare marry? a)Judith Sadler b)Susanna Hall c)Anne Hathaway d)Mary Queen of Scots 4. How old was Shakespeare when he got married? a)17 b)18 c)19 d)20

21. The Quiz 5. Shakespeare was the father of how many children? a)3 b)2 c)10 d)1 6. In what year did Shakespeare die? a)1599 b)1616 c)1623 d)1642 7. How many plays did W.Shakespeare write? a) 45 b) 37 c) 28 d) 52