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Shakespeare
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"He was not of an age, but for all time" | Ben Jonson (First Folio) about William Shakespeare |
Who was William Shakespeare? | world's most famous playwright; writing genius; understanding of people, skill with words, sense of drama are key elements |
Where did Shakespeare live? | in and around London, England during Elizabethan Era (around 1600) |
Monarchs (rulers) during Shakespeare's time | Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603 he gave 32 performances at court during her reign King James I 1603-1625 |
William Shakespeare's life | born on April 23,1564 in Stratford-on-Avon (94 miles from London) 7 brothers and sisters, free grammar school until 15 |
Shakespeare's life | marries Anne Hathaway, 3 kids-Susanna, Hamnet,Judith. by 1592 successful actor & poet died April 23,1616 in Stratford |
Shakespeare the Poet | became famed as a poet, wrote 154 sonnets (poems), probably during London's plague 1592-1594 (theaters were closed) |
Shakespeare the Actor | 1585-1605 (20 years) he was a member/owner of a repertory group (acting) called the King's Men. probably made most of his money as an actor & producer, not as playwright |
Shakespeare the Playwright | wrote at least 36 plays, paid about $40 per play, 13 comedies, 13 historical plays, 6 tragedies, 4 tragicomedies |
Famous Elizabethan Theatres | The Globe (Shakespeare's theatre), Swan, black friars, theatre, white hall, rose. If flag was up, play was being performed |
Elizabethan Theatre | show about 2 1/2 hours long, no intermission, no curtain, no scenery or sets. no actresses men & boys took women's parts- many devices like trap doors |
audience wanted and got | lots of action, puns, wit, asides, conceits, evil overcome or lost, noise, music, shouting, sound effects |
groundlings | audience member who stood in the pit (area in front and below the stage) |
Shakespeare's style | Puns (humorous play on words indicating different meanings), metaphors, blank verse, conceits (whimsical, extravagant, fanciful ideas)soliloquies (somebody talking to himself), asides (saying something to audience that other players can't hear) |