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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare. Shakespeare. Born in 1563 Stratford, England wrote 37 plays about 154 sonnets started out as an actor. Stage Celebrity. Actor and Playwright Lord Chamberlain’s Men The House that Bill Built:

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William Shakespeare

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  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Shakespeare • Born in 1563 Stratford, England • wrote 37 plays • about 154 sonnets • started out as an actor

  3. Stage Celebrity • Actor and Playwright Lord Chamberlain’s Men • The House that Bill Built: 1599 Lord Chamberlain’s Company built Globe Theaterwhere most of Shakespeare's plays were performed

  4. The Theater • Plays produced for the general public • Roofless • No artificial lighting • Courtyard surrounded by 3 levels of galleries

  5. The Groundlings • The peasants or “Groundlings” stood and watched from the courtyard (“pit”) and were uneducated/illiterate • Wealthy got benches • Much more interaction than today

  6. Globe Theatre Levels • Lower LevelTrap doors were used for ghost • 1st Level stage platform extended into the pit, dressing & storage rooms • 2ndlevel gallery (upper stage) used as balcony and as “Heavens”

  7. Shakespeare wrote: • Comedy • History • Tragedy

  8. Romeo and Juliet • Written about 1595 • Considered a tragedy

  9. Tragedy (Shakespearean) • Drama where the central character/s suffer disaster/great misfortune. In many tragedies, downfall results from: 1. Fate 2. Character flaw/Fatal flaw 3. Combination of the two

  10. Blank Verse • Much of Romeo and Juliet is written in blank verse: • unrhymed verse • iambic (unstressed, stressed) • pentameter( 5 “feet” to a line) • ends up to be 10 syllable lines

  11. Dramatic Foil • A character whose purpose is to show off another character • Benvolio for Tybalt

  12. Dynamic Character • Characters that changesomehow during the course of the plot. They generally change for the better.

  13. Pun • Humorous use of a word with two meanings • sometimes missed by the reader because of Elizabethan language and sexual innuendo

  14. Dramatic Irony • A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true

  15. Monologue • One person speaking on stage; may be other character on stage too • ex > the Prince of Verona commanding the Capulets and Montagues to cease feuding

  16. Soliloquy • Long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.

  17. Aside • Words spoken, usually in an undertone not intended to be heard by all characters

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