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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare. Born in 1564 His father was a butcher, mayor & glovemaker . H ometown is Stratford-on-Avon. Married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 years old and she was 26! Had three children. Moved to London and became an actor, playwright and theatre owner.

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William Shakespeare

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  1. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare

  2. Born in 1564 • His father was a butcher, mayor & glovemaker. • Hometown is Stratford-on-Avon. • Married Anne Hathaway when he was 18 years old and she was 26! • Had three children. • Moved to London and became an actor, playwright and theatre owner. • His acting company was called “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men” then “The King’s Men”. • Wrote 36 successful plays. • Even Queen Elizabeth enjoyed his plays!

  3. Went back to Stratford-On-Avon when he retired. • Died in 1616 (age 52). • There’s a monument in Westminster Abbey through he’s buried in Stratford-On-Avon.

  4. Expressions coined by Shakespeare • I haven’t slept a wink. • He was dead as a doornail. • She’s a tower of strength. • I’m green-eyed with jealousy. • We’d better lie low for awhile. • All of a sudden! • All the world’s a stage. • Good riddance! • …heart’s content. • Foul play • in a pickle • Love is blind.

  5. Shakespeare’s Commonly Used Techniques

  6. Classifications of Shakespearean Drama: • COMEDY • HISTORY • TRAGEDY – Romeo and Juliet(…although there are many comedic elements!)

  7. Tragic Heroes • Qualities of a Tragic Hero: • Possesses high importance or rank. • Exhibits extraordinary talents. • Displays a tragic flaw (an error in judgment or defect in character) that leads to downfall. • Faces downfall with courage and dignity.

  8. Blank Verse • Written like poetry…but tells a story • Free-flowing rules • Does not have a rhyme scheme or set number of lines, etc. • Iambic pantameter: • Lines have a rhythm to them (10 syllables) • Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables • He JESTS at SCARS that NEV er FELT a WOUND • But SOFT! what LIGHT through YON der WIN dow BREAKS?

  9. Oxymoron & Paradox • Oxymoron: two opposite terms put next to each other (used to show complexity in a situation). • “Cold fire” , “fully depleted” , “loving hate” • Paradox: a seemingly self-contradictory statement that contains some truth. • “The child is the father of the man”

  10. Soliloquy & Aside • Soliloquy: long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts/intentions. • Aside: character’s quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.

  11. Foreshadowing& Foil • Foreshadowing: a hint about what is to come in literature or what the outcome of the conflict will be. • “I will get revenge, if it is the last thing I do!” • Foil: a character with qualities that sharply contrasts with another character (used to emphasize the qualities of each) • Cinderella and her evil stepsisters

  12. Conceit (metaphor) • Conceit is a type of metaphor that likens one thing to something else that is seemingly very different. It is extended or exaggerated. • “The world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players, they have their exits and their entrances” • “My love is a dark branding iron”

  13. Dramatic Irony • Irony: contrast between appearance and reality. • Dramatic irony: the audience/reader knows something that the character(s) does not know.

  14. Figurative Language • Pun: • play on words • The use of a word that could have more than one meaning • The use of two identically sounding words with different meanings and spellings • “Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience” • I went to a seafood disco last week....and pulled a mussel • I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday but couldn't find any. • “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man!” - Mercutio • “That fowl is foul”

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