PPT-SHAKESPEARE AND THE ENGLISH HISTORY PLAY

Bevington Welsh and Greenwald SHAKESPEARE Script Stage Screen pp 323325 Chronicle plays popular in London after 1588 Defeat of Spanish Armada When Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1568 England was in the midst of a religious civil war. How much do we know about Shakespeare's life?. A) Almost nothing. We can only make guesses.. B) Some significant details (birth?, marriage, death, major events, some business details). We can make educated guesses about some personal details.. Everything. . you. . wanted. to know about Shakespeare, but . you. . were. . afraid. to . ask. !. The . Man. That Would Be . Shakespeare. - Born April 23, 1564. - Started out performing . with “The Lord . Widely regarded as the greatest writer in English Literature. Shakespeare: The Bio.  Lived 1563-1616. Lived in Stratford-on-Avon, England. Wrote 37 plays. About 154 sonnets. Started out as an actor. It can be as simple as.... reader’s theatre. . performing for a partner class. Or as elaborate as... . a full school production. Take Away Package. Script for Hamlet. Intro lesson for . 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. Background Information on William Shakespeare . William . Shakspeare. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. . His father was a successful glove maker, and he was raised in a comfortable, middle class home. . Toil and Trouble;. Fire Burn . and Caldron Bubble. Renaissance Theater. First origins of English drama were from miracle and morality plays of the Middle Ages. Very popular for all classes. Considered a rough profession not suitable for women. The Language of William Shakespeare . Pre-reading Notes . Shakespeare’s Grammar . We . know what we are, but know not what we may be. - Shakespeare. . . 1. Syntax . . …. April 23. rd. . Shakespeare…fun fact. Spelling not yet . standardized, his name is spelled . in different ways. Shakespeare, . Shakspere. , . Shackspere. , . Shaxper. , . Shagspere. , . Shaxberd. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. SHAKESPEARE: Script, Stage, Screen. Chapter 13. HENRY V. by William Shakespeare. Hal as Superhero, Statesman, Manipulator and Lover. . In this play, the slacker Prince Hal completes his education as politician-prince. Playtexts. and Performance Texts . Part 2.. Shakespeare’s Beginnings. Snug: Have you the lion’s part written? Pray you, if it be, give it me; for I am slow of study.. Quince: You may do it extempore*, for it is nothing but roaring. 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. The available evidence supports a very early date for the play’s creation, and 1593-1594 is often suggested.. . The structure of the play is unique because it the only work by Shakespeare that is a .