PPT-Shakespeare and Selected Dramatists of His Time

Loves Labours Lost 22 nd October 2012 Genuine exam question English Literature Dept University of Glasgow c 1987 If Shakespeares comedies arent funny what on earth is the point of them. Love’s Labour’s . Lost. 24. th. October 2011. Dates for your Diary . Week 5, Wed 2. nd. – Sat 5. th. November 2011, . Faustus . in Warwick Arts Centre Studio Theatre (7.45 pm). Week 5, Saturday 5. 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 . 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 . Life in Elizabethan Times. Filling the time. There is nothing as dangerous as a bored nobleman. These are some of the ways a courtier at Court might fill his or her time. . Gossip.. Attend the Theatre.. xlix-lii. THE TEXTS OF SHAKESPEARE. So far as we know, only a few pages of a play in Shakespeare’s hand exists, a fragment from a play called . Sir Thomas More. We do have printed texts that have survived as either quartos or folios. Gulielmas. , . filius. Johannes Shakespeare… . Born April 23, 1564. . Attended King’s New School, at a time when there was an interest in the development of literacy/literature. 1582—Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway, who is scandalously older…. 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.. A list of fun facts and info to help you understand why The Bard is important, interesting & relevant.. Personal Life. The mystery begins - William Shakespeare was born in 1564...maybe. - He was baptized on April 26 of that year, so his birth probably occurred shortly before that.. 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. Privy. – adj. - Secretly informed about. Participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually followed by to): Many persons were . privy. to the plot. . “All this I know, and to the marriage. 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. Introduction to Shakespeare Notes. Today’s . Focus Questions:. Who is Shakespeare?. Why is Shakespeare so hard to read?. How can I get better at reading Shakespeare?. Why are we reading Shakespeare?. A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on. MA English 3. rd. . Sem. (Paper XI). What . is Modern . Drama. Modernist . Movement in England was much less innovative in technique than it was its . poetry.  and . novel. .. The drama . which had suffered a steep decline during .