PPT-Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 15641616 Wills Background Born April 23 1564 in StratfordUponAvon Died April 23 1616 in StratfordUponAvon Known best for his poetry and has been called the greatest dramatist of all time. 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.. 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. Introduction. The Merchant of Venice. Written . around . 1597. Written as a . romantic comedy . since it is about love and ends . happily. Also . considered a dark comedy. , focusing on . greed, racism, and abuse of power.. 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. . Key People, Vocab, Dates . Usery. Edict of Expulsion . 1290. Scapegoat. Infidel. William the Conqueror . 1066. King Edward I. Roderigo. Lopez. 1594. Elizabeth I (1533-1603). William Shakespeare . 1596-1598. 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.. Exemplar Paragraphs . Essay Task . Shylock: . . The . complexity and success of Shylock’s character depends on how the audience perceive him. Discuss whether you think that Shakespeare intended Shylock to be portrayed as “villain or victim”? . 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.. RD. A-DAY . Present day politics . The us like to think of itself as more powerful and economically better than other countries.. The united states often gets into conflicts that happen in other countries.. BACKGROUND. Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. BACKGROUND. Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. Where is Venice? . The centre of finance, art, science, fashion, technology, trade and technology.. Where is Genoa? . Background to the Play. Shakespeare wrote this play in 1596 or 1597.. In Shakespeare’s time . The Merchant of Venice . was regarded as a comedy; however, modern audiences see elements of tragedy as well.. BUT FIRST . Let’s Revisit. "My purse, my person";. Or, Personal Value. The Four Plot Strands of . Merchant. :. Wooing and winning of . Portia. by . Bassanio. (and of Nerissa by Gratiano. ). B. . "Pound of flesh": Antonio becomes bound to . . 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.