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William Shakespeare and the Globe By Aliki

William Shakespeare and the Globe By Aliki. William Shakespeare has been called “The Greatest Writer in the English Language.”. He was born on April 23, 1564 in a small English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. It was called this because it was nestled next to the River Avon.

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William Shakespeare and the Globe By Aliki

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  1. William Shakespeare and the GlobeBy Aliki

  2. William Shakespeare has been called “The Greatest Writer in the English Language.”

  3. He was born on April 23, 1564 in a small English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. It was called this because it was nestled next to the River Avon.

  4. Shakespearemarried Anne Hathaway in 1582. He was 18 and she was 26. The home of Anne Hathaway.

  5. They had 3 children. Susanna 1583 Susanna 1583 Judith 1585 Hamnet 1585

  6. James Burbage, below, built the first public playhouse in England. 1567-1619

  7. In the Early 1590s,the plague in London led to theatre closings.

  8. Shakespeare turned to poetry writing. He wrote 154 sonnets (or poems). “Shall I compare thee to a summer day . . . ?”-a line from Sonnet 18

  9. Ben Jonson,a fellow playwright, called Shakespeare “Sweet Swan of Avon.” He was later nicknamed “Bard (or poet) of Avon.” Ben Jonson

  10. The Globe Theatre opened by mid-1599

  11. It was an Open-air Playhouse

  12. From 1590-1613 Shakespeare wrote 36 plays. Mel Gibson, in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

  13. Queen Elizabeth I • Monarch of England (at age 25) from 1558-1603 • Her father, Henry VIII, beheaded her mother for treason • Believed in a strong navy • Commerce, industry, and the arts flourished • A huge patron of the arts and especially of Shakespeare’s plays

  14. The Globe burnt down in 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII.

  15. The Globe was rebuilt in 1997 just 200 meters from the original site.

  16. More Photos of the Globe

  17. The River Thames

  18. An aerial view of the Thames

  19. London Bridge

  20. A wherry, used in Shakespeare’s time to transport people across the river.

  21. Credits • Glatzer, P. “Shakespeare.” KIDS DISCOVER 10 (2000): 1-19. • http://powerlab.fsb.hr/www2/reportaza/druga.html http://randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/ • http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/uk/uk_london__theatres.htmhttp://www.davidorme.demon.co.uk/theatre 2.htm • http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/gizmo/travel/globe.html • http://www.hollowaypages.com/Shakespeareimages.htm • http://www.londonbyclick.com/imgallery/wallpapers/index.cfm • http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/cems/courses.htm

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