PPT-Who is William Shakespeare?

He lived about 450 years ago He wrote at least 37 plays and more than 150 poems He invented 100s of words like coldblooded quarrelsome and love letter What hes done We know more about Shakespeare than any other playwright of his time except Ben Jonson though not many records were kept in the 1500s Most of what we know is collected from legal and church documents. Study Guide Review. 1. What did Shakespeare consider his main profession to be? (Bloom: Knowledge). He considered himself to be more of an actor than a writer.. 2. Explain why Shakespeare might find it unusual for people to study his plays . Background Notes on . Shakespeare and His Career. With a Focus on The Tragedy of . Romeo & Juliet. A Shakespearean Joke. While visiting his Grandma in Texas, Billy spotted a bowlegged cowboy. “Look at . EQ: How can I understand Shakespeare & apply it to my life?. Shakespeare, alias the Bard. EQ: How can I apply Shakespeare to today’s . world or the world of early America?. Times. Elizabethan Age (era of peace after 100 Years War with France & the War of Roses, a civil war in England) . . . Time & money for the . The Poet. SHAKE-SPEARE’S SONNETS. Published in . 1609. . Thomas Thorpe was the publisher. Shakespeare did . not. give his approval. Thorpe was “cashing-in” on Shakespeare. Before attempting sonnets, Shakespeare wrote two . lived. 1564- 1616. Shakespeare . wrote. . about. love, . comedy. and drama. . He. . also. . wrote. . sonnets. and . worked. as an . actor. . . William Shakespeare. Av: Anna, Felicia, Rebecka & Elin, 8D. Queen Elizabeth I - born September 7, 1533 in . Greenwich. Died March 24, 1603 in Richmond, Surrey. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn . (. beheaded by Henry for not bearing a son). Coronated. T LELE: . The author’s voice. The author playing with language. Theme 1: The author’s voice. The author playing with language. Doc 1: Shakespeare’s Sonnet XVIII. the . Tmblr. pop sonnet you have . Henry IV, Part 1. William Shakespeare: Poet, Playwright, Social Deviant, Gentleman. . Baptized in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon (Warwickshire, England) on April 26, 1564.. No record of his actual birthday was recorded, but it is widely accepted that he was born within a week of his baptism.. …. April 23. rd. . Shakespeare…fun fact. Spelling not yet . standardized, his name is spelled . in different ways. Shakespeare, . Shakspere. , . Shackspere. , . Shaxper. , . Shagspere. , . Shaxberd. 1564-1616. 1592 first evidence of arrival on London theatrical scene. 1594 forms . Lord Chamberlain’s. men. 1603 renamed the . King’s Men. Composition of . Tempest. around 1610-1611 . Circa 1611 London career ends. 1. William Shakespeare is generally regarded as the world’s greatest writer in the English Language because of his brilliant . poetic language . and his keen insight into . human nature..  . 2. Shakespeare was born in . . The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. English II Pre-AP. Unit 7. I. William Shakespeare. Birth and Early Life. April 23, 1564. Stratford-upon-Avon. Parents: John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. Young Adulthood. Hamlet and the Elizabethan Era Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived during the Elizabethan age, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in England. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, a town in the heart of England. Romance let lovers fall in love,. And revenge was sliced deep into an enemies heart. .. 1564 . Born in . Stratford-upon-Avon . to tanner and glove maker, John Shakespeare and his wife, Mary (Arden). His actual birthday is unknown but assumed to be April the 23 rd . His baptism was recorded in the Parish register of Holy Trinity Church on April the 26th..