PPT-William Shakespeare’s Sonnets

William Shakespeare c 15641616 b StratforduponAvon England Playwright Poet Actor Most famous for his plays All but 2 of his 154 sonnets were published in 1609 Shakespearean Sonnets 1609 Quarto only source of most 152 Shakespearean Sonnets . 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 . Romeo & Juliet. Ms. Forsyth and Mr. Bernstein. Honors English 9. Bear Creek High School. This presentation will…. inform you about the life and work of the mysterious William Shakespeare.. provide you details about Elizabethan society and theater.. 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. Not quite “much ado about nothing”. Shakespeare’s Sonnet #2. WHEN forty winters shall besiege thy brow . And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, . Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now, . 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. . English 11. What is a sonnet?. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem in iambic pentameter. . About sonnets. In Shakespeare’s time, the popular topic for sonnets was LOVE--or a theme related to love . Sonnets are often written as part of a series, with each sonnet as a sequel to the previous one. . He lived about 450 years ago.. He wrote at least 37 plays and more than 150 poems.. He invented 100s of words like cold-blooded, quarrelsome, and love letter.. What he’s 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.. 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.. . . . .And Probably Didn’t Want to Ask. . . .. Sonnets. 14 line lyric. Single stanza. Iambic pentameter line. Intricate rhyme scheme. Often written in narrative sequences—sonnet sequence. Often concerned with love and desire. T. he Legend. The . Dramatist. . And The Poet. THE LIFE OF A MAN. He. . was. . born. on the 23 of april 1564 in . Stratford. and 52 . years. later . he. . died. on his . birthday. . . When. . 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. To . explore and understand Shakespeare’s use of language in Sonnet . 144. A Muse. The Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology. . They . were considered the source of the knowledge . 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..