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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. HIS LIFE AND TIMES. EARLY YEARS. Born: April 23, 1564 Baptized: Church of the Holy Trinity Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Siblings: third child, but first son; seven children in all.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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  1. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE HIS LIFE AND TIMES

  2. EARLY YEARS • Born: April 23, 1564 • Baptized: Church of the Holy Trinity • Birthplace: Stratford-upon-Avon • Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden • Siblings: third child, but first son; seven children in all

  3. Church wherejohn Shakespeare and Mary Arden married: exterior

  4. interior

  5. MARY ARDEN’S FAMILY HOME

  6. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S GRANDFATHER’S HOME: as it is today

  7. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

  8. Street plan of Stratford-upon-Avon in Shakespeare's time

  9. Shakespeare’s birthplace

  10. CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

  11. SCHOOL DAYS • Attended: Stratford Grammar School • Main Subject: Latin

  12. STRATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL

  13. SHAKESPEARE’S CLASSROOM

  14. SHAKESPEARE’S TEACHER’S DESK

  15. MARRIED LIFE • Marriage: December 1582 • Wife: Anne Hathaway • Children: three 1. Susanna 2. Twins: Hamnet and Judith • Home: New Place • Untimely Death: Hamnet died- age 11

  16. Some believe Shakespeare and hathaway were married here

  17. ANNE Hathaway’s cottage

  18. Cottage and gardens

  19. NEW PLACE

  20. What Shakespeare’s home might have looked like

  21. William Shakespeare’s death • Died: April 23, 1616 • Buried: in Church of the Holy Trinity • Grave: has a curse

  22. Inside church of the holy trinity

  23. William Shakespeare’s Death Mask • http://biblioklept.org/2011/06/19/william-shakespeares-death-mask/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83FU_VyC2fk

  24. Shakespeare’s acting/writing careers • Lord Chamberlain’s Men/The Queen’s Men • The King’s Men • Writing Patron: the Earl of Southampton

  25. First folio • Ben Jonson • First collection of Shakespeare’s works • 1623 • Contained Shakespeare’s 36 plays • Divided the plays into three parts 1. comedies: to entertain 2. histories: recorded the fall of a great person who offended against divine and moral law 3. tragedies: denoted a play ending with the violent deaths of most of the main characters

  26. First folio

  27. First folio

  28. macbeth

  29. Macbeth • Source: Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland • Written in 1605-1606- first performed for James I • Short play- maybe for James I who did not like sitting for long periods of time • The play is 1. set in the 11th century 2. set in Scotland 3. has scenes written in to please King James I 4. is a tragedy • Macbeth was a real Scottish king: 1040-1057

  30. Macbeth’s scotland

  31. The macbeth curse? • Black magic spells for the witches • Those who are connected with a performance of the play are not to mention the title while in the theater or the entire company will be cursed • Other names: 1. “that play” 2. “the unmentionable” 3. “the Scottish play” 4. “the plaid play”

  32. Macbeth curse? • They believe curse began on opening night, August 7, 1606- and continues today. So- • What if? • The offender must go outside, turn three times, spit, and then say the foulest word he/she can think of. Then he/she must wait for permission to re-enter the theater.

  33. Do you believe?

  34. The globe theater • Designed in the likeness of the inns of the day.

  35. Traveling actors • http://gypsywaggons.co.uk/varsuk4.htm

  36. Inn courtyard

  37. The globe theater

  38. The globe theater http://www.farexplore.com/2007/08/15/shakespeare-globe-theatre.html

  39. William Shakespeare’s coat of arms: october 1596

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