William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare Early years Was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England His father, John Shakespeare, owned a shop as a glove maker and also held several government positions, including Mayor of Stratford . His mother’s name was Mary Arden. He was the 3 rd child of 8 children He received excellent education with heavy focus on grammar and literature at the King’s New School

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William Shakespeare Marriage and Family Married at age 18 to Anne Hathaway (she was 26) 1 st child was a daughter, Susanna -born in 1583 Twins, Hamnet and Judith, born in 1585 Hamnet died at age 11

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William Shakespeare “Lost Years” The period between 1585 and 1592 is known as the “Lost Years” because there are no documentary records of Shakespeare’s activities

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William Shakespeare Later Years Moved to London around 1591 and became an actor Worked with the Lord Chamberlin’s company of players, later known as the King’s Men

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Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of 52 in Stratford. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon. William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare Works of Literature Along with acting, he also wrote some of the most renowned and studied literature written in the English language Wrote 154 sonnets Wrote 37 plays - comedies, tragedies, and historical dramas The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays was published in 1623.

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William Shakespeare Comedies All’s Well that Ends Well As You Like It Comedy of Errors Measure for Measure Midsummer Night’s Dream Taming of the Shrew Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night Merchant of Venice

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William Shakespeare Tragedies Julius Caesar Hamlet Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet King Lear

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William Shakespeare Historical dramas King Henry V King John Richard II Richard III

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William Shakespeare Works of Literature His vocabulary was HUGE - somewhere between 17,000 and 34,000 words! The estimated vocabulary of an educated person today is around 15,000 words According to the Oxford English Dictionary Shakespeare introduced nearly 3,000 words into the English language.

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William Shakespeare Shakespearianisms Author’s translation What is a piece of work is a man! (“Hamlet”) Что за мастерское создание – человек! (М.Лозинский) Brevity is the soul of wit. (“Hamlet”) Краткость – сестра таланта. (А.Чехов) Curiosity killed a cat. (“Macbeth”) Любопытство до добра не доведет. (Б.Пастернак) All is well that ends well. (“ Macbeth ”) Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается. (М.Лозинский) Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. (“Hamlet”) Не все в порядке в Датском королевстве. (Б.Пастернак) A fool’s paradise. (“Romeo and Juliet”) Мир фантазий. (Б.Пастернак) Salad days. (“Antonius and Cleopatra”) Молодо – зелено. (Б.Пастернак)

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Globe Theatre Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men performed at Burbage’s theatre until 1599, when they built their own playhouse, the Globe Shakespeare referred to the Globe as “this wooden O,” a term that led scholars to believe it was a circular building

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Plays were performed during the day. .

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Globe Theatre Drinking and eating were permitted in the pit, which often became very noisy If a spectator did not like a particular character or scene, he or she would feel free to hiss or boo of throw anything he or she might have on hand

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Globe Theatre …just as they would have done 400 years ago!